The Darling of His Concierge (1951 film)
Appearance
The Darling of His Concierge | |
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Directed by | René Jayet |
Written by | Robert Bibal Michel Méry |
Based on | The Darling of His Concierge by Raoul Praxy |
Produced by | Léon Beytout René Pignières |
Starring | Jean Parédès André Gabriello Paulette Dubost |
Cinematography | Charles Bauer |
Edited by | Marinette Cadix |
Music by | Charles Henry |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Darling of His Concierge (French: Chéri de sa concierge) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by René Jayet and starring Jean Parédès, André Gabriello and Paulette Dubost.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. It is a remake of the 1934 film of the same title starring Fernandel.
Synopsis
[edit]Eugène Crochard is an employee of a radio station. To play a joke on him his colleagues make a fake announcement over the airwaves that he has inherited a fortune. This leads to him being pursued by many woman who are after his money, including his concierge.
Cast
[edit]- Jean Parédès as Eugène Crochard
- André Gabriello as Bébert La Bredouille
- Paulette Dubost as Mme Motte, la concierge
- Lili Bontemps as Youyou
- Frédéric Duvallès as Gandois
- René Alié as Boisgirard
- Louis Florencie as Prétendot
- Nicole Gamma as Odette
- Léon Larive as Le promeneur
- Charles Lemontier as Un commissaire
- Charles Mahieu as Vandergoote
- Marcel Melrac as Un commissaire
- Roger Méra as Un employé
- Michel Méry as Un employé
- Georges Paulais as Le speaker
- Léon Pauléon as L'inspecteur du fisc
- Marcel Pérès as Bellamy
- Philippe Richard as Cardinal
- Pierre Still as Un employé
- Titys as Le facteur
References
[edit]- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.103
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/4953/cheri-de-sa-concierge
Bibliography
[edit]- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.