Moses and Solomon, Perfumers

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers
Directed byAndré Hugon
Written byGeorges Fagot
Paul Fékété
Produced byAndré Hugon
StarringLéon Belières
Charles Lamy
Meg Lemonnier
CinematographyMarc Bujard
Georges Kostal
Music byJacques Janin
Production
company
Productions André Hugon
Release date
  • 13 December 1935 (1935-12-13)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers (French: Moïse et Salomon parfumeurs) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Léon Belières, Charles Lamy and Meg Lemonnier.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.[3] It is the third in a series of films begun by Levy and Company (1930) about two Jewish businessmen.

Synopsis

Moses and Solomon run a small bazaar in Paris, where they are they are assisted by their attractive niece Lia who has a degree in chemistry. Lia has developed a new perfume and hopes it will be stocked at a fancy store run by a Catholic family. She finds herself becoming attracted by André, the son of the owners. Moses and Solomon themselves decide to become perfumers.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.100
  2. ^ Rège p.511
  3. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/37494/moise-et-salomon-parfumeurs

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Bowles, Brett. Marcel Pagnol. Manchester University Press, 2021.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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