Paris by Night (1930 film)

Paris by Night
Directed byHenri Diamant-Berger
Written byFrancis Carco
StarringMarguerite Moreno
Armand Bernard
Suzet Maïs
CinematographyMaurice Desfassiaux
Music byJean Lenoir
Production
company
Erka-Prodisco
Distributed byErka-Prodisco
Release date
  • 26 December 1930 (1930-12-26)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Paris by Night (French: Paris la nuit) is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Suzet Maïs.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

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Rita, a young countess, wants to visit the lowest dives in Paris. It is arranged for her to go out and believe she has had a visit to the authentic underworld of Paris, while really keeping her safe. Things soon go awry when she encounters a genuine Apache.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.325
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.94
  3. ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/9869/paris-la-nuit
  4. ^ Andrew p.158

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Dudley Andrew. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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