Madelon's Daughter

1937 film
  • 13 October 1937 (1937-10-13)
Running time
88 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Madelon's Daughter (French: La fille de la Madelon) is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Pallu and starring Henri Garat, Hélène Robert and Ninon Vallin.[1][2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The title refers to the popular First World War song La Madelon.

Synopsis

The widow of a soldier from the First World War runs an inn frequented by veterans of the conflict. She is pleased to see her daughter fall in love with the son of a man who had once been in love with her during the war.

Cast

  • Henri Garat as René
  • Hélène Robert as Mado
  • Ninon Vallin as La Madelon
  • Raymond Aimos as Mochu
  • Jeanne Helbling as Monique
  • Pauline Carton as La marquise de Sérignan
  • Jean Dax as Le général de Cassagnes
  • Robert Goupil as Le vicomte de la Goupillère
  • André Marchal as Jef
  • Mady Berry
  • Camille Bert
  • Claire Gérard
  • Gustave Hamilton
  • Adrien Lamy
  • Olga Lord
  • Georges Prieur
  • Jean Sinoël

References

  1. ^ Crisp p.451
  2. ^ Rège p.26
  3. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.212

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

  • Madelon's Daughter at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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