Folies Bergère de Paris, (The Man from the Folies Bergere) (1935)
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In this lively musical, debonair Maurice Chevalier plays a popular performer at Paris' most notorious hotspot. One reason he is much loved is that he bears an uncanny resemblance to the prominent Baron Cassini, a person the performer frequently mocks. The Baron is having severe financial… More In this lively musical, debonair Maurice Chevalier plays a popular performer at Paris' most notorious hotspot. One reason he is much loved is that he bears an uncanny resemblance to the prominent Baron Cassini, a person the performer frequently mocks. The Baron is having severe financial difficulties and may lose his fortune if he cannot make two simultaneous appointments. But of course, he hires the performer to impersonate him at a grand ball. Unfortunately, the Baron neglects to tell the Baroness and the performer does not tell his girl and such is the beginning of many merry romantic mix-ups. This film was shot in two simultaneous versions, one French and one in English. In the former, the women were portrayed by different women, and the Folies Bergere dancers performed topless. The final production number "Straw Hat" earned choreographer Dave Gould an Academy Award. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roy Del Ruth
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 22, 1935 Wide
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Cast
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Maurice Chevalier
as Eugene Charlier
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Ann Sothern
as Mimi
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Merle Oberon
as Baroness Genevieve Cassini
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Eric Blore
as Francois
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Ferdinand Munier
as Morizet
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Walter Byron
as Rene
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Lumsden Hare
as Gustave
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Perishot
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Halliwell Hobbes
as Paulet
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Georges Renavent
as Premier
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Philip Dare
as Victor
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Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Joseph
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Barbara Leonard
as Josephine
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Olin Howland
as Stage Manager
- Richard Allen
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Max Barwyn
as Waiters in Box
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Joe Bernard
as Butler
- Nina Borget
- Barlowe Borland
- Bruce Covington
- June Gale
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Robert Greig
as Henri
- Bernadene Hayes
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Harry Holman
as Cafe Waiter
- John Ince
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Perry Ivins
as Airport Official
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Paul Kruger
as 2nd Doorman
- Lucille Lund
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Mae Madison
as Girls in Secretary Number
- Helen Mann
- Vivian Martin
- Wedgewood Nowell
- Vesey O'Davoren
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Albert Pollet
as Male Secretary
- Hans Schumm
- Yorke Sherwood
- Cyril Thornton
- Joan Woodbury
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Robert Graves
as Doorman
- Audrey Hall
- Irene Bentley
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Virginia Dabney
as Girls in Hat Store
- W.J. O'Brien
- Anders VanHaden
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Sailor Vincent
as Rubber
- Marie Wells
- Eugene Beday
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Mario Dominici
as Doctor
- Rita Dunn
- Adolph Faylauer
- Gail Goodson
- Jenifer Gray
- Jeanne Hart
- Billie Lee
- Joseph P. Mack
- Wilson Millar
- Harry Milton
- Conrad Seidemann
- Joan Sheldon
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Leonard Walker
as Assistant Stage Manager
- Marbeth Wright
- Jack Raymond