President Haudecoeur
1940 film
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President Haudecoeur (French: Le président Haudecoeur) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Betty Stockfeld and Marguerite Deval.[1][2] It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagnol in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
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| Directed by | Jean Dréville |
| Written by | Roger Ferdinand (play and screenplay) |
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| Cinematography | René Gaveau |
| Edited by | Raymond Leboursier |
| Music by | Henri Forterre |
Production company | E.D.I.C. |
| Distributed by | Films Marcel Pagnol |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It is an adaptation of the play by Roger Ferdinand.[3]
Synopsis
A magistrate in Aix-en-Provence rules his family tyrannically and forbids his son to marry the girl he loves as he wants him to marry a wealthy heiress. However, his ordered life is thrown upside down when he encounters a charming Canadian lady.
Cast
- Harry Baur as President Haudecoeur[4]
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Betty Brown
- Marguerite Deval as Mme Bergas-Larue
- Robert Pizani as Abbot Margot
- Cecil Grane as Pierre Haudecoeur
- Georges Chamarat as Cousin Alexis
- Jean Témerson as Capet
- André Numès Fils as Brouillon
- Marcel Maupi as the gardener
- Sonia Gobar as Antoinette
- Jeanne Provost as Angéline Haudecoeur
Legacy
The film was screened in 2012 at the Cinémathèque française,[3] where the film had been restored.[5]
