Skylark (1934 film)

Skylark
Directed by	Jean Tarride
Written by	Paul Colline Noël-Noël
Produced by	Constantin Geftman
Starring	Noël-Noël Fernandel Junie Astor
Cinematography	Fédote Bourgasoff Jean-Paul Goreaud
Edited by	Léonide Moguy
Music by	Paul Maye Michel Michelet
Production company	Vandor Film
Distributed by	Compagnie Française de Distribution de Films
Release date	12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Skylark (French: Adémaï aviateur) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jean Tarride and starring Noël-Noël, Fernandel and Junie Astor.[1][2] The character of Adémaï had previously appeared in short films but this was his first feature-length appearance.[3] He subsequently appeared in the historical comedy Adémaï in the Middle Ages in 1935.

Synopsis

Adémaï has joined the French Air Force, but during some leave he finds himself unwillingly engaged to a farmer's daughter. To try and escape this he has himself transferred to pilot training. However Méchelet, the man he mistakenly believes is his training instructor, in fact knows no more about flying than he does. Fearing to try and land the two keep flying, breaking a world record in the process.

Cast

• Noël-Noël as Adémaï
• Fernandel as Méchelet
• Junie Astor as Marguerite
• Sylvia Bataille as Marie-Jeanne
• Paul Azaïs as L'adjudant
• Paul Asselin as Le commandant
• André Nicolle as Le colonel
• Alex Bernard as Le docteur Tallet
• Jean Rousselière as Lucas
• Roger Legris as Un aviateur
• Henri Lévêque as Un aviateur
• Madeleine Guitty as Madame Morlot
• Teddy Michaud as Un aviateur
• Marcel Barencey as Morlot

References

1. Rège p.241
2. Crisp p.301
3. Sadoul p.69

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
• Merigeau, Pascal. Jean Renoir: A Biography. Hachette, 2017 .
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Sadoul, Georges. French Film. Arno Press, 1972.

External links

• Skylark at IMDb