The Little Cardinals (French: Les petites Cardinal) is a 1951 French historical comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Saturnin Fabre, Véra Norman and Denise Grey.Rège p.462 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.https://www.unifrance.org/film/6810/les-petites-cardinal It was based on Ludovic Halévy's novel of the same title.Goble p.202
Synopsis Virginie and Pauline Cardinal are two attractive ballerinas sisters of the Paris Opera the time of the Second Empire and Commune. They draw a great deal of public attention, as their careers and potential romantic matches steered by their parents who are alive to the possibilities of social climbing.
Cast Saturnin Fabre as Horace Cardinal Véra Norman as Virginie Cardinal Denise Grey as Mme Cardinal Jacques Castelot as Le baron des Glaïeuls Claude Nicot as Gaspard Sophie Leclair as Pauline Cardinal Jacques Meyran as Giuseppe Chamborini, maitre á chanter Henri Niel as Le concierge Jacqueline Noëlle as Anais, une danseuse Paul Azaïs as Le régisseur Jean Tissier as Marquis Alberto de Cavalcanti Charles Lemontier as Jacquelin Albert Michel as Le gendarme René Hell as Le bonapartiste Jacques Beauvais as Le cocher Georges Paulais as Le porteur
References
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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