Bux the Clown

Bux the Clown
Directed by	Jacques Natanson
Written by	Suzanne Chantal
Based on	Bux by Hans Mahner-Mons
Starring	Henri Rollan Pierre Larquey Suzy Vernon
Cinematography	Theodore J. Pahle
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Roger Désormière Jean Wiener
Production company	Acta-Films
Distributed by	Pathé Journal
Release date	17 March 1935 (1935-03-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Bux the Clown (French: Le clown Bux) is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jacques Natanson and starring Henri Rollan, Pierre Larquey and Suzy Vernon. ^{[1] [2]} It was based on the novel Bux by Hans Mahner-Mons, later adapted for the 1937 British film Make-Up . The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Cast

• Henri Rollan as Pierre Buxeuil alias le clown Bux
• Pierre Larquey as Le clown Boum
• Suzy Vernon as Nicole de Prastelny
• Lilian Greuze as Monique Daumier
• Jean Debucourt as Brissac
• Gaston Modot as Benson
• Hélène Robert as Nelly
• Sylvia Nancey as La maîtresse de Vegas
• Camille Bert as Monsieur de Prastelny
• Max Maxudian as Djambie
• Joan Warner as La danseuse nue
• Joë Hamman as Rancho - un cow boy
• Joe Alex as Tom
• Jérôme Goulven as Vegas
• Jean Fay as Lorenzo
• Jacques Mattler as Le juge français
• Louis Gauthier as Le juge américain
• Tony Murcie as Valentin

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.94
2. Crisp p.403

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. 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.

External links

• Bux the Clown at IMDb