The Weaker Sex (1933 film)

The Weaker Sex (French: Le Sexe faible) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Mireille Balin, Victor Boucher and Pierre Brasseur. It was based on a 1929 stage farce of the same name by Édouard Bourdet.

It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques-Laurent Atthalin and Hugues Laurent.

Cast

• Victor Boucher as Antoine
• Jeanne Cheirel as Madame Leroy-Gómez
• Betty Stockfeld as Dorothy Freeman
• Marguerite Moreno as La comtesse Polacchi
• Pierre Brasseur as Jimmy
• Mireille Balin as Nicole
• Suzanne Dantès as Christina
• Fernand Fabre as Manuel
• Philippe Hériat as Philippe
• Maud Mayer as Clarisse
• José Noguéro as Carlos Pinto
• Nadine Picard as Lily
• Suzy Delair as une couturière
• Marcel Maupi as le faux policier

References

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• (small portion of film)