Baleydier is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Jean Mamy and starring Michel Simon, Josseline Gaël and Jean Gehret.Bessy & Chirat p.198Crisp p.390Rège p.433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo.
Synopsis Baleydier, a hairdresser, wins a competition which allows him to star in a major historical film then under production. During filming everyone makes fun of him because of his simple ways and expects the film to be a disaster. Instead, on its release, it becomes a huge hit as people mistake it for a comedy.
Cast Michel Simon as Baleydier Josseline Gaël as Lola Pierre Pradier as Petrequin Géo Lecomte as L'huissier Jean Gehret as Bloch Maria Fromet as L'amie Robert Gaillard a s Le coiffeur Blanche Peyrens as La caissière
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Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988. Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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