The Weaker Sex (1933 film)

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The Weaker Sex
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Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Édouard Bourdet (play and screenplay)
Henry Koster
Produced by André Haguet
Starring Mireille Balin
Victor Boucher
Pierre Brasseur
Cinematography Armand Thirard
Music by Henri Verdun
Production
companies
Les Films André Haguet
Nero Film
Distributed byCésar Films
Release date
17 October 1933
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Weaker Sex (French: Le Sexe faible) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Mireille Balin, Victor Boucher and Pierre Brasseur. [1] It was based on a 1929 stage farce of the same name by Édouard Bourdet.

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It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques-Laurent Atthalin and Hugues Laurent.

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  1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.68

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