| Frederica | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jean Boyer |
| Written by | Jean de Letraz |
| Based on | Épousez-nous, monsieur by Jean de Letraz |
| Produced by | Suzanne Goosens Marcel Segard |
| Starring | Charles Trenet Elvire Popesco Jacqueline Gauthier |
| Cinematography | Lucien Joulin |
| Edited by | Andrée Danis |
| Music by | Henri Forterre Georges Van Parys |
Production company | Jason Films |
| Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date | 18 November 1942 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Frederica (French: Frédérica) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Charles Trenet, Elvire Popesco and Jacqueline Gauthier.[1] It is based on a play by Jean de Letraz.
Synopsis
Gilbert Legrant a singer and owner of a cabaret is financially bailed out by his girlfriend Lilette. However, she is outraged when she discovers love letters written by him to a woman named Frederica. Frederica is in fact a fictional creation of his ideal woman, but Lilette doesn't believe him. Gilbert's friend gets his own girlfriend Claudine to pose as Frederica, while in turn a real Frederica arrives from Davos causing further confusion.
Cast
- Charles Trenet as Gilbert Legrant
- Elvire Popesco as Frédérica
- Rellys as Théodule
- Jacqueline Gauthier as Claudine
- Jacques Louvigny as Le baron
- Hélène Tossy as La vendeuse
- Hélène Dartigue as Anaïs
- Maurice Baquet as Un ami de Gilbert
- Francis Blanche as Ami de Gilbert
- Suzet Maïs as Lilette
- Christian Gérard as Un ami de Gilbert
- Robert Arnoux as Julien Blanchet
References
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.178
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
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