Prince Charming (1942 film)
1942 film by Jean Boyer
Prince Charming (French: Le prince charmant) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lucien Baroux, Renée Faure and Jimmy Gaillard. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris which was then under German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Cast
Lucien Baroux as Ambroise Bréchaud
Renée Faure as Rosine
Jimmy Gaillard as Thierry
Christian Gérard as Arsène
Robert Arnoux as Ernest
Sabine André as Ginette
Germaine Lix as Madame Bréchaud
Germaine Godefroid as La comtesse
Louis Florencie as François
Jean-Louis Allibert as Valentin
André Ekian as Et son orchestre
Pierre Ferval
Guita Karen
Lucienne Legrand
Jacqueline Marbaux
Franck Maurice
Maurice Salabert as Le patron du café
Simone Signoret
Renée Thorel
André Varennes
Léon Walther as Le comte de Danrémont
References
Bibliography
Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. A&C Black, 2004.
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