The Weaker Sex (French: Le Sexe faible) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Mireille Balin, Victor Boucher and Pierre Brasseur.[1] It was based on a 1929 stage farce of the same name by Édouard Bourdet.
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| Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
| Written by | Édouard Bourdet (play and screenplay) Henry Koster |
| Produced by | André Haguet |
| Starring | Mireille Balin Victor Boucher Pierre Brasseur |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Music by | Henri Verdun |
Production companies | Les Films André Haguet Nero Film |
| Distributed by | César Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques-Laurent Atthalin and Hugues Laurent.
Cast
edit- Victor Boucher as Antoine
- Jeanne Cheirel as Madame Leroy-Gómez
- Betty Stockfeld as Dorothy Freeman
- Marguerite Moreno as La comtesse Polacchi
- Pierre Brasseur as Jimmy
- Mireille Balin as Nicole
- Suzanne Dantès as Christina
- Fernand Fabre as Manuel
- Philippe Hériat as Philippe
- Maud Mayer as Clarisse
- José Noguéro as Carlos Pinto
- Nadine Picard as Lily
- Suzy Delair as une couturière
- Marcel Maupi as le faux policier
References
edit- ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.68
Bibliography
edit- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Hervé Dumont (1 January 1981). Robert Siodmak: le maître du film noir. L'AGE D'HOMME. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-2-8251-3349-1.
External links
edit- The Weaker Sex at IMDb
- Video on YouTube (small portion of film)
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