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Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur

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Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur
Directed byMax de Vaucorbeil
René Guissart
Written byAndré Luguet
André Legrand
Produced byGilbert Renault-Decker
Jean Rossi
StarringSuzy Prim
André Luguet
Raymond Cordy
CinematographyEnzo Riccioni
Music byArmand Bernard
Production
company
Films Renault-Decker
Distributed byDisCina
Release date
  • 22 July 1938 (1938-07-22)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur (French: Alexis gentleman chauffeur) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and René Guissart and starring Suzy Prim, André Luguet and Raymond Cordy.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.

Synopsis

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Film star Margot Fontane leaves her handbag in the taxi of Alexis de Saint-Grisols, a former First World War pilot of distinction now working as a taxi driver to make ends meet. She arranges for him to play the role of a driver in her latest film.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.409
  2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.264

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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