Forty Little Mothers (1936 film)

Forty Little Mothers
Directed by	Léonide Moguy
Written by	André Cerf Jean Guitton Daniel Maya Léonide Moguy Charles Spaak
Produced by	Ayres d'Aguiar
Starring	Lucien Baroux Gabrielle Dorziat Pauline Carton
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini Michel Kelber Louis Page
Music by	Michel Michelet
Production company	Gray-Film
Distributed by	Delta-Films
Release date	6 November 1936 (1936-11-06) (France)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Forty Little Mothers (French: Le mioche) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pauline Carton.[1] The 1940 Hollywood film Forty Little Mothers was based on the same story.

Plot summary

Cast

• Lucien Baroux as Prosper Martin
• Gabrielle Dorziat as Mme Granval, La directrice
• Pauline Carton as Mlle Clotilde
• Milly Mathis as Gervaise
• Madeleine Robinson as Denise Mériel, la mère
• Jane Pierson as La gérante
• Georges Vitray as Dalbret
• Marcel Maupi as Marius Rabut
• Jean Périer as L'aumônier
• Pierre Labry as Bourgeon, le père
• Gilbert Gil as Robert Bourgeon, le fils
• Marcel Carpentier as Le cuisinier
• René Bergeron as Le garagiste
• André Siméon as Le pochard
• Pierre Juvenet as Le coadjuteur
• Philippe as Le mioche
• Nane Germon as Simone
• Anne Doria as Valentine
• Wally Carveno as Geneviève
• Claire Gérard as Le lingère
• Elisabeth Aumont as Une élève
• Jenny Carol as Une élève
• Léonce Corne as Le brocanteur
• Janine Darcey
• Aline Debray
• Foun-Sen as Une élève
• May Francine
• Gary Garland
• Liliane Gauthier
• Paulette Houry
• René Lacourt
• Michèle Morgan as Une élève
• Jacqueline Pacaud as Une élève
• Roger Rosen

See also

• Forty Little Mothers (1940)
• Cento piccole mamme (1952)

References

1. Driskell p.210

Bibliography

• Jonathan Driskell. The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France. I.B.Tauris, 2015.

External links

• Forty Little Mothers at IMDb