The Vocation of André Carel

The Vocation of André Carel
Directed by	Jean Choux
Written by	Jean Choux
Produced by	Jean Choux Hazard-Joseph de Ruyter
Starring	Stéphane Audel Blanche Montel Michel Simon
Cinematography	Charles-Georges Duvanel Paul Guichard
Edited by	Jean Choux
Production companies	Les Films H.D.R. Production Jean Choux
Distributed by	Cosmograph
Release date	9 October 1925 (1925-10-09)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	France Switzerland
Languages	Silent French intertitles

The Vocation of André Carel (French: La vocation d'André Carel) is a 1925 French-Swiss silent comedy drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Stéphane Audel, Blanche Montel and Michel Simon. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in the Alpine resort towns of Evian and Montreux in Switzerland. It is also known by the alternative title La Puissance du travail. It was the director's debut film, and also featured an early screen appearance from Simon who would go on to be a mainstay of French cinema over the following decades.

Cast

• Stéphane Audel as André Carel
• Blanche Montel as Reine Lugrin
• Camille Bert as Jean Carel - le père d'André
• Michel Simon as Gaston Lebeau - le précepteur
• Maurice Destain as Le père Lugrin
• Thérèse Reignier as La mère Lugrin
• Jean Cyri as Louis Cardan
• Héléna Manson as L'amoureuse de Cardan
• Fabien Reignier as L'enfant

Bibliography

• Clarke, David B. & Doel, Marcus A. Moving Pictures/Stopping Places: Hotels and Motels on Film. Lexington Books, 2009.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Vocation of André Carel at IMDb