The Heir of the Bal Tabarin

The Heir of the Bal Tabarin
Directed by	Jean Kemm
Written by	Jean-Louis Bouquet
Based on	The Heir of the Bal Tabarin by André Mouëzy-Éon and Nicolas Nancey
Produced by	Alex Nalpas
Starring	Frédéric Duvallès Charlotte Lysès Germaine Michel
Cinematography	René Guichard Maurice Guillemin
Edited by	Jean Lecocq
Music by	Lucien Wurmser Jean Yatove
Production company	Les Films Alex Nalpas
Distributed by	Les Films Alex Nalpas
Release date	20 October 1933 (1933-10-20)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Heir of the Bal Tabarin (French: L'héritier du Bal Tabarin) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Charlotte Lysès and Germaine Michel.[1] [2] It was based on the 1919 stage farce of the same title by André Mouëzy-Éon and Nicolas Nancey. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

A prudish man unexpectedly inherits the Bal Tabarin cabaret in Paris. According to the terms of the will he must manage it himself, something he conceals from his family.

Cast

• Frédéric Duvallès as Longuebois
• Charlotte Lysès as La tante à héritage
• Germaine Michel as Madame Longuebois
• Marcel Lévesque as Pépin-Mounette
• Robert Pizani as Le danseur
• Robert Mérin as Le neveu
• Simone Mareuil as Mademoiselle Longuebois
• Monette Dinay as Chiquette
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La boniche
• Armand Lurville as Le notaire

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.414
2. Crisp p.398

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• 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.

External links

• The Heir of the Bal Tabarin at IMDb