Mannequins (film)

Mannequins is a 1933 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Noël-Noël, Gaby Basset and Paul Amiot. It was based on the 1925 operetta of the same name by Henri Falk and Jacques Bousquet. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

Alfred, a glove salesman, falls asleep at his counter one night. He dreams that the various wax models come to life, and falls for one of them who resembles the girl he loves.

Cast

• Noël-Noël as Alfred
• Gaby Basset as Rose
• Paul Amiot as L'inspecteur
• Pierre Juvenet as Le marquis
• Arielle as Trianon
• Edmée Favart as Micheline / Fleur de Pêcher
• René Hiéronimus as Le vicomte
• Sylviane Mancel as Soeurette
• Moriss as White Lotus
• Ketty Pierson as Une vendeuse

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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