Moses and Solomon, Perfumers

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers
Directed by	André Hugon
Written by	Georges Fagot Paul Fékété
Produced by	André Hugon
Starring	Léon Belières Charles Lamy Meg Lemonnier
Cinematography	Marc Bujard Georges Kostal
Music by	Jacques Janin
Production company	Productions André Hugon
Release date	13 December 1935 (1935-12-13)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers (French: Moïse et Salomon parfumeurs) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Léon Belières, Charles Lamy and Meg Lemonnier. ^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. ^[3] It is the third in a series of films begun by Levy and Company (1930) about two Jewish businessmen.

Synopsis

Moses and Solomon run a small bazaar in Paris, where they are they are assisted by their attractive niece Lia who has a degree in chemistry. Lia has developed a new perfume and hopes it will be stocked at a fancy store run by a Catholic family. She finds herself becoming attracted by André, the son of the owners. Moses and Solomon themselves decide to become perfumers.

Cast

• Léon Belières as Moïse
• Charles Lamy as Salomon
• Meg Lemonnier as Lia
• Albert Préjean as André
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Le rabbin
• Huguette Grégory as La marquise
• Yvonne Yma as La domestique
• Armand Lurville as Samuel d'Avray
• Jean Kolb as Lecoin
• Louis Scott as Le marquis
• André Dubosc as Auguste
• Paul Amiot as Supervielle
• Emile Seylis as Le turfiste

See also

• The Levy Department Stores (1932)
• The Marriages of Mademoiselle Levy (1936)

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.100
2. Rège p.511
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37494/moise-et-salomon-parfumeurs

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Bowles, Brett. Marcel Pagnol. Manchester University Press, 2021.
• 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

• Moses and Solomon, Perfumers at IMDb