Girls in Distress

Girls in Distress () is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris.

Cast

• Marcelle Chantal as Marthe Presle
• Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Presle
• André Luguet as Maître Jacques Presle
• Jean Aquistapace as Ternier, le ministre de la justice (as Aquistapace)
• Pierre Bertin as Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle
• Louise Carletti as Marguerite 'Margot' Montbleu
• Jacqueline Delubac as Mme Montbleu, nom de scène: Pola D'Ivry
• Arthur Devère as Le père d'Alice
• Genevieve Dorlane as Mme Tarrand
• Paulette Élambert as Denise Tarrand
• as Michel Mortier
• René Génin as Le concierge du ministère
• Gaston Jacquet as Le père d'Amélie
• Georges Jamin as Le beauaspère d'Amélie
• Margo Lion as La mère de Thérèse
• Marcel Lupovici as Morel
• Mlle Malakowsky as Amélie
• Robert Manuel as Robert
• Milly Mathis as La mère d'Alice
• Marthe Mellot as Mademoiselle Jeanne
• Marguerite Moreno as Madame Vuilliard
• Robert Pizani as Monsieur Tarrand
• Christiane Ribes as La mère d'Amélie
• Gabrielle Robinne as Le mère d'Yvette
• Barbara Shaw as La belleasmère d'Amélie
• Sinoël as Le concierge du théâtre
• Yvonne Yma as L'habilleuse de Pola

Notable uncredited cast are:

• Madeleine Lebeau as a Student

References

Bibliography

• Rentschler, Eric. The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 1990.

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