Mammy is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, Pierre Larquey and Françoise Arnoul.[1] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.
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| Directed by | Jean Stelli |
| Written by | Alejandro Casona (novel) Pierre Laroche Albert Valentin |
| Produced by | Claude Dolbert |
| Starring | Gaby Morlay Pierre Larquey Françoise Arnoul |
| Cinematography | Marc Fossard |
| Edited by | André Gug |
| Music by | Marcel Landowski |
Production company | Codo Cinéma |
| Distributed by | Consortium du Film |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editMadame Pierre, known as Mammy, dotes on her grandson Maurice. He has been away in Canada for ten years, and is a disreputable lowlife. However her husband has created a false image of a decent, happily married architect for her benefit. When news comes of Maurice's disappearance in a plane crash, Mammy is so distraught that her husband hires a young couple to pose as Maurice and his invented wife Marthe, in the hope that his wife will accept them as real.
Cast
edit- Gaby Morlay as Mme Pierre dite Mammy
- Pierre Larquey as Dr. André Pierre
- Françoise Arnoul as Marthe Roux
- Andrée de Chauveron as Geneviève
- Claude Nicot as Le petit ami
- Micheline Gary as Lucette
- Solange Varenne as Marie
- Michel Jourdan as Le vrai Maurice
- Marcel Delaître as Un acolyte de Maurice
- Philippe Hersent as Un acolyte de Maurice
- Maurice Blanchot as Un acolyte de Maurice
- Gaby Tyra as La soeur
- Luce Fabiole as La concierge
- Georges Sauval as Le boucher
- René Hell as Le vendeur de journaux
- Philippe Lemaire as Maurice Laprade
References
edit- ^ Rège p.939
Bibliography
edit- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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