The Little Cafe (1931 film)
| The Little Cafe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ludwig Berger |
| Produced by | Ludwig Berger |
| Written by |
Tristan Bernard (play) Jacques Bataille-Henri Vincent Lawrence |
| Starring |
Maurice Chevalier Yvonne Vallée Tania Fédor André Berley |
| Music by | Newell Chase |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | May 8, 1931 (French premiere) |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | French |
The Little Cafe (French:Le petit café) is a 1931 French-language American Pre-Code musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Yvonne Vallée and Tania Fédor. The film is a foreign-language version of the 1930 film Playboy of Paris, which was based on the play The Little Cafe by Tristan Bernard. Multiple-language versions were common in the years following the introduction of sound film, before the practice of dubbing became widespread.
The film received a better reception from critics than the English-language version had.[1]
Synopsis
Albert Loriflan, a waiter in a Paris cafe, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money from a wealthy relative. His unscrupulous boss, Philibert, refuses to release him from his long-term contract in the hope that Albert will buy him off with a large payment. But Albert refuses, and continues to work at the cafe even though he is now very rich. Before long he falls in love with Philibert's daughter Yvonne.
Cast
- Maurice Chevalier as Albert Lorifian
- Yvonne Vallée as Yvonne Philibert
- Tania Fédor as Mademoiselle Berengère
- André Berley as Pierre Bourdin
- Emile Chautard as Philibert
- Françoise Rosay as Mademoiselle Edwige
- George Davis as Paul Michel
- Jacques Jou-Jerville as M. Cadeaux
- André Baugé
- Sonia Sebor
References
- ↑ Bradley p.119
Bibliography
- Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography Of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland, 2004.