I Am Suzanne

I Am Suzanne
I Am Suzanne
Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Edwin Justus Mayer
Produced by	Fox Film Corporation
Starring	Lilian Harvey
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Music by	Louis De Francesco; Friedrich Hollaender
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 25, 1933;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated March 16, 2025

I Am Suzanne! is a 1933 American pre-Code romance film involving puppeteers in Paris written by Edwin Justus Mayer, directed by Rowland V. Lee, and starring Lilian Harvey, Gene Raymond and Leslie Banks.^[1] The picture's puppetry sequences feature the Yale Puppeteers ^[2] and Podrecca's Piccoli Theater. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City owns and periodically exhibits a 35mm print of the film while the Eastman House in Rochester, New York, archives a 16mm copy.

Plot

Cast

Lilian Harvey - Suzanne
Gene Raymond - Tony Malatini
Leslie Banks - Adolphe 'Baron' Herring
Georgia Caine - Mama
Murray Kinnell - Luigi Malatini
Geneva Mitchell - Fifi
Halliwell Hobbes - Dr. Lorenzo
Edward Keane - Manager
Lionel Belmore - Satan
Lynn Bari - Audience member (uncredited)

Reception

The film was not a success at the box office.^[3]

References

↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c. 1993
↑ Latshaw, George (1978). Puppetry: The Ultimate Disguise. NY: Richards Rosen Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780486409528.
↑ Churchill, Douglas W. (December 30, 1934). "The Year in Hollywood: 1934 May Be Remembered as the Beginning of the Sweetness-and-Light Era". New York Times. p. X5.

External links

I Am Suzanne at IMDb

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c. 1993

[2] Latshaw, George (1978). Puppetry: The Ultimate Disguise. NY: Richards Rosen Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780486409528.

[3] Churchill, Douglas W. (December 30, 1934). "The Year in Hollywood: 1934 May Be Remembered as the Beginning of the Sweetness-and-Light Era". New York Times. p. X5.

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