Paris by Night (1930 film)

Paris by Night
Directed by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by	Francis Carco
Starring	Marguerite Moreno Armand Bernard Suzet Maïs
Cinematography	Maurice Desfassiaux
Music by	Jean Lenoir
Production company	Erka-Prodisco
Distributed by	Erka-Prodisco
Release date	26 December 1930 (1930-12-26)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Paris by Night (French: Paris la nuit) is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Suzet Maïs. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Synopsis

Rita, a young countess, wants to visit the lowest dives in Paris. It is arranged for her to go out and believe she has had a visit to the authentic underworld of Paris, while really keeping her safe. Things soon go awry when she encounters a genuine Apache.

Cast

• Marguerite Moreno as Madame Zouzou
• Armand Bernard as Cramoisi
• Suzet Maïs as La comtesse Rita
• Jean-Louis Allibert as Bob
• Paul Azaïs as Bouledebois
• Bill Bocket as Totor
• Géo Charley as Jacques Mortimer
• Floryse as Georgette
• Jean Galland as Pierre Dubreuil
• Abel Jacquin as Fernand
• Alexandre Mathillon as Guimont
• Pierre Moreno as Tomate
• Renée Parme as Fabienne
• Jeanne Pérez as Mélie
• Marcel Vallée as Valentin

References

1. Rège p.325
2. Bessy & Chirat p.94
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/9869/paris-la-nuit
4. Andrew p.158

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Dudley Andrew. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Paris by Night at IMDb