Be Beautiful But Shut Up (French: Sois belle et tais-toi) is a French black-and-white crime comedy film made in 1958, directed by Marc Allégret.
The film features Alain Delon and Jean Paul Belmondo in early roles as members of a gang.[2]
It was also known as Blonde for Danger.[3]
Plot
The protagonist, played by Mylène Demongeot, is a teenage female orphan who after escaping from her detention center joins a gang of Parisian burglars, but then by coincidence meets a young police inspector (played by Henri Vidal) with whom she falls in love, marries and starts a decent life.
The story shows how her former acquaintances from the criminal milieu become suspects in a jewel robbery.
Cast
- Mylène Demongeot as Virginie Dumayet
- Henri Vidal as Insp. Jean Morel
- Darry Cowl as Insp. Jérôme
- Béatrice Altariba as Olga Babitcheff
- Roger Hanin as Charlemagne
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Pierrot
- Alain Delon as Loulou
- Robert Dalban as Insp. Gotterat
- François Darbon as Gino
- Gabrielle Fontan as Grand-mère de Jean
- René Lefèvre as Raphaël
Production
Filming took place from December 1957 to February 1958.
Reception
The film recorded admissions of 1,904,380 in France.[4] This made it the 44th most popular film of the year.[5]
References
- ^ Information on film at Box Office Story
- ^ Top Sex Symbols of French Films Feud at Drop of Hat Kramer, Carol. Chicago Tribune 16 Aug 1970: f1.
- ^ BLONDE FOR DANGER "(Sois belle et tais-toi)" Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 9.
- ^ "Be Beautiful But Shut Up". Box Office Story.
- ^ "1958 French Box Office". Box Office Story.
External links
- Be Beautiful But Shut Up at IMDb
- Be Beautiful But Shut Up at BFI
- Film page[permanent dead link] at Le Film Guide