The Midnight Prince

1934 French film
  • Paul Pauley
  • Jacques de Bénac
Produced byCharles SimondStarring
CinematographyRené ColasEdited byAndré VerseinMusic by
  • Pascal Bastia
  • Germaine Raynal
  • Maurice Yvain
Production
company
Vedettes Françaises Associees
Release date
  • 2 November 1934 (1934-11-02)
Running time
100 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Midnight Prince (French: Prince de minuit) is a 1934 French musical comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Henri Garat, Edith Méra and Monique Rolland.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

A Paris music shop assistant is employed at night by a nightclub to pretend to be a famous foreign prince in order to drum up business. Things become complicated when he is confused with a real foreign royal.

Cast

  • Henri Garat as Henry Leroy
  • Edith Méra as Ruth Doxy
  • Monique Rolland as Denise
  • Palau as Monsieur Achille
  • Pierre Juvenet as Rupert
  • Jacques Lerner as Le général Sabourovitch
  • Paul Pauley as Galoubet
  • Robert Pizani as Le comte Maritza
  • Claude Benedict
  • Georges Bever
  • Robert Bossis
  • Renée Cloden
  • Jacques Derives
  • Catherine Fonteney
  • Jeanne Fusier-Gir
  • Anthony Gildès
  • Jean Gobet
  • Poncet
  • Betty Rowe
  • Marthe Sarbel
  • Marcel Vidal

References

  1. ^ The A to Z of French Cinema p.196

Bibliography

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