Monsieur Hector

Monsieur Hector
Directed by	Maurice Cammage
Written by	Marivaux (play) Pierre Maudru Jean Rioux J. d'Ansennes
Starring	Fernandel Denise Grey Georges Grey
Cinematography	Georges Clerc
Edited by	Myriam Borsoutsky
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld
Production company	Stella Productions
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	13 December 1940 (1940-12-13)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Monsieur Hector is a 1940 French musical comedy film based upon the play by Pierre de Marivaux, directed by Maurice Cammage ^[1] and starring Fernandel, ^{[2] [3]} Denise Grey and Georges Grey. ^[4] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez.

Synopsis

An aristocrat and his valet, after disappointments in life, decide to switch clothes and positions during the Nice Carnival.

Cast

• Fernandel as Hector
• Denise Grey as Maroussia de Dragomir ^[5]
• Georges Grey as Vicomte de Saint-Amand
• Gaby Wagner as Jacqueline Monturot
• Raymond Rognoni as Monturot
• Madeleine Suffel as Suzanne
• Marthe Mussine as Chamber maid
• Alice Deneige as Singer
• Rivers Cadet as Maître d'hôtel
• Marfa d'Hervilly as Old client
• Pierre Ferval
• Suzanne Fleurant as Client
• Édouard Francomme
• Jacques Henley as Client
• Philippe Richard as Manager
• Jean-Jacques Steen
• Jean Témerson as Baron Grondin
• Eugène Yvernès
• Georges Guétary as Tyrolien damner

Production

The film was shot during the last moments of the Phoney War. ^[6] It is one of many films Fernandel has played in in 1940. ^[7] The film's working title was Le Nègre du Negresco. ^[8]

Reception

Fulvio Fulvi, in his books about Fernandel, judged it was "an unpretentious film suited to the times". ^[9]

References

1. La Cinématographie française (in French). 1959.
2. Schneider, Vanessa (2008-05-14). La mère de ma mère (in French). Stock. ISBN   978-2-234-06617-5.
3. Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque (in French). Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation. 1988.
4. Quinlan p.178
5. Grey, Denise (1988-01-01). Soixante-dix ans sur les planches (in French). (Plon) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN   978-2-259-30376-7.
6. Durant, Philippe (2024-03-13). Stars en guerre (in French). Alisio. ISBN   978-2-37935-505-9.
7. Garcia, Bob (2023-02-22). Hergé, les ultimes secrets (in French). Editions du Rocher. ISBN   978-2-268-10888-9.
8. Short, K. R. M. (2021-11-21). Film & Radio Propaganda in World War II. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-000-45830-5.
9. Fulvi, Fulvio (2015-10-09). Il vero volto di don Camillo. Vita & storie di Fernandel (in Italian). Ares. ISBN   978-88-8155-668-7.

Bibliography

• Quinlan, David. Quinlan's Film Stars. Batsford, 2000.

External links

• Monsieur Hector at IMDb