Black and White (French: Le blanc et le noir) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and Robert Florey and starring Raimu, André Alerme and Louis Baron fils. Described as a "feeble racist comedy" it was the feature screen debut to the comedian Fernandel.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1922 play of the same title by Sacha Guitry, who wrote the screenplay.
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| Directed by | Marc Allégret Robert Florey |
| Written by | Sacha Guitry |
| Based on | Black and White by Sacha Guitry |
| Produced by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Jean Mamy Denise Batcheff |
| Music by | Philippe Parès Georges Van Parys |
Production company | Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé |
| Distributed by | Cinélux |
Release date | 21 May 1931 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Marc Allégret also worked as art director, designing the film's sets.
Cast edit
- Raimu as Marcel Desnoyers
- André Alerme as George Samoy
- Louis Baron fils as H. Massicourt - Le père de Marguerite'
- Charles Lamy as Le docteur Leclerc
- Louis Kerly as Arthur
- Fernandel as Le groom vierge
- Paul Pauley as M. Timiriou - le chef de bureau
- Suzanne Dantès as Marguerite Desnoyers
- Irène Wells as Peggy Samoy
- Charlotte Clasis as Mme Massicaut
- Pauline Carton as Marie - la bonne
- Monette Dinay as Joséphine
- Les Jackson Girls as Elles-mêmes - dans leur numéro
References edit
- ^ Crisp p.238
Bibliography edit
- Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
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