Les Bluebell Girls

No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)

Annie, the ward of Monsieur Joachim, a nightclub manager, has fallen in love with Philippe Lebon, a singer who could easily re-float her guardian's failing business. The trouble is that Joachim has already - and hurriedly - betrothed Annie to his business partner. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Labro
CAST:  Georgette Anys  •  Grégoire Aslan  •  Les Bluebell Girls  •  Jo Charrier

Annie, the ward of Monsieur Joachim, a nightclub manager, has fallen in love with Philippe Lebon, a singer who could easily re-float her guardian's failing business. The trouble is that Joachim has already - and hurriedly - betrothed Annie to his business partner. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Labro
CAST:  Georgette Anys  •  Grégoire Aslan  •  Les Bluebell Girls  •  Jo Charrier

Barnabé (1938)

Barnabé, an occasional flutist, goes to Mme Petit-Durand to organize her daughter's 20 years. But he is confused with the Count of Marengo whom Mme Petit-Durand wants to give as husband to her daughter, who has already made her choice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Esway
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Marguerite Moreno  •  Andrex  •  Paulette Dubost

Barnabé, an occasional flutist, goes to Mme Petit-Durand to organize her daughter's 20 years. But he is confused with the Count of Marengo whom Mme Petit-Durand wants to give as husband to her daughter, who has already made her choice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Esway
CAST:  Fernandel  •  Marguerite Moreno  •  Andrex  •  Paulette Dubost

The Amazing Doctor G (1965)

Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme to spark an international war by zombifying all government employees in this Italian spoof of the James Bond movies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Gloria Paul  •  Fernando Rey

Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme to spark an international war by zombifying all government employees in this Italian spoof of the James Bond movies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgio Simonelli
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Gloria Paul  •  Fernando Rey

Cinderella (1937)

An unemployed maid is hired in a music hall to wash the floors. The whim of a screenwriter makes her go on stage in the most basic outfit. A revelation, success is at his doorstep! However, the young woman would prefer a virtuous life and a serious marriage to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Caron
CAST:  Joan Warner  •  Maurice Escande  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Jeanne Fusier-Gir

An unemployed maid is hired in a music hall to wash the floors. The whim of a screenwriter makes her go on stage in the most basic outfit. A revelation, success is at his doorstep! However, the young woman would prefer a virtuous life and a serious marriage to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Caron
CAST:  Joan Warner  •  Maurice Escande  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Jeanne Fusier-Gir

The Enchanted Road (1938)

The son of two teachers hits the road and becomes a singing success after being taken in as a protege by a kooky countess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Caron
CAST:  Charles Trenet  •  Jean Dorane  •  Raymond Aimos  •  Christian Argentin

The son of two teachers hits the road and becomes a singing success after being taken in as a protege by a kooky countess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Caron
CAST:  Charles Trenet  •  Jean Dorane  •  Raymond Aimos  •  Christian Argentin

Paradis perdu (1940)

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abel Gance
CAST:  Fernand Gravey  •  Micheline Presle  •  Robert Le Vigan  •  Elvira Popescu

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker's assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and his bride live in a blissful paradise, until the war breaks out and he becomes a soldier ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abel Gance
CAST:  Fernand Gravey  •  Micheline Presle  •  Robert Le Vigan  •  Elvira Popescu

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1950)

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Berthomieu
CAST:  Jacques Hélian  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Henri Génès  •  Gabriel Cattand

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Berthomieu
CAST:  Jacques Hélian  •  Jeanne Moreau  •  Henri Génès  •  Gabriel Cattand

Rendezvous in Grenada (1951)

The love of a singer and his mistress suffers a setback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pottier
CAST:  Luis Mariano  •  Nicole Maurey  •  Olivier Hussenot  •  Christiane Barry

The love of a singer and his mistress suffers a setback.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pottier
CAST:  Luis Mariano  •  Nicole Maurey  •  Olivier Hussenot  •  Christiane Barry

A Girl on the Road (1952)

To escape his female fans, Carlos Cortez makes for the Riviera. Along the way, he picks up a hitchhiker named Annabel who invites him to go camping with her friends. Living under his real name, the incognito star wins new friends. But a theft complicates things. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Stelli
CAST:  Georges Guétary  •  Jean Lefebvre  •  Anne Beranger  •  Jean-Pierre Feydeau

To escape his female fans, Carlos Cortez makes for the Riviera. Along the way, he picks up a hitchhiker named Annabel who invites him to go camping with her friends. Living under his real name, the incognito star wins new friends. But a theft complicates things. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Stelli
CAST:  Georges Guétary  •  Jean Lefebvre  •  Anne Beranger  •  Jean-Pierre Feydeau

Alvaro piuttosto corsaro (1954)

Alvaro hunts for a treasure, of which he owns only half the map.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Renato Rascel  •  Tina De Mola  •  Flora Medini  •  Peppino De Martino

Alvaro hunts for a treasure, of which he owns only half the map.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Camillo Mastrocinque
CAST:  Renato Rascel  •  Tina De Mola  •  Flora Medini  •  Peppino De Martino