The Concierge's Daughters

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The Concierge's Daughters
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Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Written by
Produced by Óscar Dancigers
Starring
Cinematography
Music by Georges Van Parys
Production
company
Azed Films
Distributed byGFR
Release date
1 June 1934
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

The Concierge's Daughters (French: Les filles de la concierge) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Jeanne Cheirel, Paul Azaïs and Josette Day. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

Synopsis

The three daughters of the concierge Madame Leclerc set out to find husbands.

Cast

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References

  1. Waldman p.135

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