The Fatted Calf

1939 film

The Fatted Calf (French: Le veau gras) is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Armand Bernard.^[1] It is based on a play by Bernard Zimmer. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier and Robert Gys.

Cast

• Elvire Popesco as La princesse Dorothée
• André Lefaur as Jules Vachon père
• Armand Bernard as Gabriel Vachon
• Dorville as Le receveur
• Robert Le Vigan as Grussgolt
• François Périer as Gaston Vachon
• Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Vachon
• Marcelle Praince as Madame Van Houtentook
• Raymond Cordy as Le curé
• Nicolas Amato
• Yvette Andréyor as La mère de Jeanne
• Andrée Berty
• Georges Bever as François - le valet de chambre
• Huguette Boudet
• Albert Broquin as Le facteur
• Micheline Buire as Mademoiselle Jeanne
• Régine Dancourt as Louise
• Hubert de Malet as Le chauffeur de la princesse
• Edith Gallia
• Jean Kolb
• Charles Lemontier as Le juge de paix
• Nathalie Lissenko as La dame de compagnie
• Albert Malbert
• Maurice Marceau as L'ouvrier électricien
• Jean Marconi as L'entrepreneur
• Franck Maurice
• Carine Nelson as Marie - une dactylo
• Robert Ozanne as L'électricien
• Jean Parédès as Albert - le garçon de café
• Henri Richard as Le châtelain
• Eugène Stuber
• Solange Turenne as La petite fille
• Huguette Valmy
• Claire Vervin
• Marcel Vidal

References

1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.353

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Fatted Calf at IMDb