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Gringalet (1946 film)

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Gringalet
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written by
  • André Berthomieu
  • Paul Vandenberghe
Based onGringalet by Paul Vandenberghe
Produced byAdrien Remaugé
Starring
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Edited byLouisette Hautecoeur
Music byRené Cloërec
Production
company
Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 20 November 1946 (1946-11-20)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Gringalet is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Charles Vanel, Marguerite Deval and Suzy Carrier.[1] It was based on the play of the same title by Paul Vandenberghe, who co-wrote the screenplay and also appears in the title role. The film was later remade as the 1959 Argentine film Gringalet

The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.

Synopsis

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A widowed industrialist discovers that he has a secret second son, a painter Francis known as "Gringalet". He insists on inviting him to come and live with the family, to the resentment of the elder son Philippe and his grandmother. However the young man has such charm that he wins them all over.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.474

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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