Madelon's Daughter (French: La fille de la Madelon) is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Pallu and starring Henri Garat, Hélène Robert and Ninon Vallin.Crisp p.451Rège p.26Bessy & Chirat p.212 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The title refers to the popular First World War song La Madelon.
Synopsis The widow of a soldier from the First World War runs an inn frequented by veterans of the conflict. She is pleased to see her daughter fall in love with the son of a man who had once been in love with her during the war.
Cast Henri Garat as René Hélène Robert as Mado Ninon Vallin as La Madelon Raymond Aimos as Mochu Jeanne Helbling as Monique Pauline Carton as La marquise de Sérignan Jean Dax as Le général de Cassagnes Robert Goupil as Le vicomte de la Goupillère André Marchal as Jef Mady Berry Camille Bert Claire Gérard Gustave Hamilton Adrien Lamy Olga Lord Georges Prieur Jean Sinoël
References
Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986. 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.
External links