Chérie (film)
Chérie is a 1930 American-French musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Saint-Granier, Marguerite Moreno and Mona Goya.[1] [2] It was produced by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris. It is the French-language version of the Hollywood film Honey. A Multiple-language version, common during the early years of sound film, it was remade in several other languages at Joinville all based on the 1916 novel Come Out of the Kitchen! by Alice Duer Miller.
| Chérie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Louis Mercanton |
| Written by | Saint-Granier |
| Based on | Come Out of the Kitchen! by Alice Duer Miller |
| Starring | Saint-Granier Marguerite Moreno Mona Goya |
| Cinematography | René Guissart |
| Music by | Saint-Granier Sam Coslow |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 24 December 1930 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | France United States |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
A brother and sister have no money and decide to rent out their property to a wealthy widow, with themselves anonymously acting as servants. The woman's daughter soon falls in love with the valet while her fiancée is entranced by the maid.
Cast edit
- Saint-Granier as Charles Dangerfield
- Marguerite Moreno as Mrs. Falkner
- Mona Goya as Olivia Dangerfield
- Janine Guise as Cora Falkner
- Sunshine Woodward as Doris
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mayme
- Georges Bever as Weeks
- Marc-Hély as Mr. Burnstein
- Fernand Gravey as Burton
- Jacqueline Delubac as Cora Falkner
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
- Chérie at IMDb