The Honourable Catherine
1943 film directed by Marcel L'Herbier
The Honourable Catherine (French: L'honorable Catherine) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Edwige Feuillère, Raymond Rouleau and André Luguet. Some of the film's final scenes were directed by an uncredited Jacques de Baroncelli. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Barsacq.
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Bibliography
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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