The Happy Man or The Man of Joy (French: L'Homme de Joie) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simone Renant and Jacques Morel.Rège p.462 It was based on a play of the same title by Paul Géraldy and Robert Spitzer.Goble p.177 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis A married woman is shocked to discover that her husband is having a romantic flirtation with an actress. She engages a charming young man known as the "man of the joy" to draw the actress' attention away from her husband.
Cast Jean-Pierre Aumont as Henri Perlis Simone Renant as Madeleine Jolivet Jacques Morel as Edouard Jolivet Lysiane Rey as Margot Baron Nadine Alari as Mireille Dalier Jacqueline Noëlle as Evelyne Henri Crémieux as M. Jolivet père Anita Palacine as Lisa
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Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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