Whirlwind of Paris (French: Tourbillon de Paris) is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys.
| Whirlwind of Paris | |
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| Directed by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
| Written by | André Hornez Jean Nohain |
| Produced by | Ray Ventura |
| Starring | Ray Ventura Mona Goya Grégoire Aslan |
| Cinematography | Fred Langenfeld |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin Charlotte Guilbert |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production company | Les Films Albert Lauzin |
| Distributed by | Mercury Films |
Release date | 13 December 1939 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
A group of students from Grenoble University form an orchestra and try to gain work in Paris.
Cast edit
- Ray Ventura as himself
- Fernand Charpin as Charbonnier
- Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Charbonnier
- Mona Goya as Marie-Claude
- Jean Tissier as Rosales
- Paul Misraki as Paul
- Claire Jordan as Mony
- Ludmilla Pitoëff as Mony
- Grégoire Aslan as Coco
- Jimmy Gaillard as Un collégien
- Robert Ozanne as Julot
- Paul Demange as Le commissaire
- André Dassary as Un collégien
- Pierre Feuillère as Le compositeur
- Madeleine Suffel as La caissière
- Claire Gérard as La concierge
- Georges Bever as Le machiniste
- Milly Mathis as Pâquerette
- Marcel Vallée as Barigoul
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mme Marceline
- Marthe Mussine as La deuxième secrétaire
- Georges Flateau as Le barman
- André Nicolle as Le médecin
- Georges Paulais as Le pilote
References edit
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Le TOURBILLON DE PARIS (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Powrie & Cadalanu p.259
Bibliography edit
- Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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