Serenade of Texas (French: Sérénade au Texas) is a 1958 French musical western film, directed by Richard Pottier and starring Luis Mariano, Bourvil and Germaine Damar.Hayward p.406-7 In the 1890s, a Frenchman discovers that he has inherited property in a rowdy Texas town.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini. Shooting took place at the Victorine Studios, in Nice. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
Cast Luis Mariano as Jacques Gardel Bourvil as Me. Jérôme Quilleboeuf Germaine Damar as Rose René Blancard as Le shérif Robert Rocca as Un fonctionnaire Jean Pâqui as Dawson Paul Mercey as Bill Gil Delamare as Harry André Philip as Le commissaire Albert Michel as Albert - l'employé du magasin Jean-François Martial Henri Arius Micheline Gary as Denise Liliane Bel Arlette Poirier as Dolorès Yves Deniaud as Roderick Les Bluebell Girls as Dancers from the Lido Sonja Ziemann as Sylvia Miguel Gamy as Clark Jacqueline Georges as Dorothy Nicole Jonesco as Rita Lucien Raimbourg as Ben Sylvain as Le garçon
References
Bibliography Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
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