Rigolboche (film)

Rigolboche
Rigolboche
	Film poster
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Jean-Henri Blanchon; Jacques de Bérac
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Frogerais
Starring	Mistinguett; André Lefaur; Jules Berry;
Cinematography	Marcel Lucien
Edited by	William Barache
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld; Jacques Simoneau
Production; company	Productions Sigma
Distributed by	Les Acacias; Les Films Vog;
Release date	8 October 1936;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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Rigolboche is a 1936 French historical musical film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Mistinguett, André Lefaur and Jules Berry.^[1] It portrays a fictionalized version of the life of Rigolboche, the dancer who made the Can-can famous. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Gotko [fr; pl] and Georges Wakhévitch.

Cast

Mistinguett as Lina Bourget
André Lefaur as Xavier-Martin, Count of Saint-Servan
Jules Berry as Bobby
Mady Berry as Madame Corbin
André Berley as Tabourot
Charles Lemontier as Saturnin - director
Robert Pizani as Lecor - the dealer
Joe Alex as a dark man
Henry Bonvallet [fr] as director of Criminal investigation department
Lino Carenzio as Fredo
Amy Collin as typer
Régine Dancourt [fr]

Armand Morins [fr] as dancer
Le Petit Patachou as Cricri
Georges Paulais as investigating judge
Marcelle Rexiane [fr] as the dresser
Georges Tourreil [fr] as Lucien Mirvaux
Yves Deniaud as Gloria's cashier
Erika
Georges-François Frontec
Pedro Elviro

References

^ Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-691-05686-9. LCCN 94015486.

Bibliography

Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.

External links

Rigolboche at IMDb

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[1] Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-691-05686-9. LCCN 94015486.

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