Monsieur Hector
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Directed byMaurice Cammage
Written by
- Marivaux (play)
- Pierre Maudru
- Jean Rioux
- J. d'Ansennes
Starring
CinematographyGeorges Clerc
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| Directed by | Maurice Cammage |
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| Cinematography | Georges Clerc |
| Edited by | Myriam Borsoutsky |
| Music by | Casimir Oberfeld |
Production company | Stella Productions |
| Distributed by | Films Sonores Tobis |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Monsieur Hector is a 1940 French musical comedy film based upon the play by Pierre de Marivaux, directed by Maurice Cammage[1] and starring Fernandel,[2][3] Denise Grey and Georges Grey.[4] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.
An aristocrat and his valet, after disappointments in life, decide to switch clothes and positions during the Nice Carnival.
Cast
- Fernandel as Hector
- Denise Grey as Maroussia de Dragomir[5]
- Georges Grey as Vicomte de Saint-Amand
- Gaby Wagner as Jacqueline Monturot
- Raymond Rognoni as Monturot
- Madeleine Suffel as Suzanne
- Marthe Mussine as Chamber maid
- Alice Deneige as Singer
- Rivers Cadet as Maître d'hôtel
- Marfa d'Hervilly as Old client
- Pierre Ferval
- Suzanne Fleurant as Client
- Édouard Francomme
- Jacques Henley as Client
- Philippe Richard as Manager
- Jean-Jacques Steen
- Jean Témerson as Baron Grondin
- Eugène Yvernès
- Georges Guétary as Tyrolien damner
Production
The film was shot during the last moments of the Phoney War.[6] It is one of many films Fernandel has played in in 1940.[7] The film's working title was Le Nègre du Negresco.[8]
Reception
Fulvio Fulvi, in his books about Fernandel, judged it was "an unpretentious film suited to the times".[9]
