Moses and Solomon, Perfumers (French: Moïse et Salomon parfumeurs) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Léon Belières, Charles Lamy and Meg Lemonnier.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.[3] It is the third in a series of films begun by Levy and Company (1930) about two Jewish businessmen.
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| Directed by | André Hugon |
| Written by | Georges Fagot Paul Fékété |
| Produced by | André Hugon |
| Starring | Léon Belières Charles Lamy Meg Lemonnier |
| Cinematography | Marc Bujard Georges Kostal |
| Music by | Jacques Janin |
Production company | Productions André Hugon |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
Moses and Solomon run a small bazaar in Paris, where they are they are assisted by their attractive niece Lia who has a degree in chemistry. Lia has developed a new perfume and hopes it will be stocked at a fancy store run by a Catholic family. She finds herself becoming attracted by André, the son of the owners. Moses and Solomon themselves decide to become perfumers.
Cast edit
- Léon Belières as Moïse
- Charles Lamy as Salomon
- Meg Lemonnier as Lia
- Albert Préjean as André
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Le rabbin
- Huguette Grégory as La marquise
- Yvonne Yma as La domestique
- Armand Lurville as Samuel d'Avray
- Jean Kolb as Lecoin
- Louis Scott as Le marquis
- André Dubosc as Auguste
- Paul Amiot as Supervielle
- Emile Seylis as Le turfiste
See also edit
- The Levy Department Stores (1932)
- The Marriages of Mademoiselle Levy (1936)
References edit
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.100
- ^ Rège p.511
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/37494/moise-et-salomon-parfumeurs
Bibliography edit
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Bowles, Brett. Marcel Pagnol. Manchester University Press, 2021.
- 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.
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