Rigolboche (film)

Rigolboche is a 1936 French historical musical film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Mistinguett, André Lefaur and Jules Berry.^[1] It portrays a fictionalized version of the life of Rigolboche, the dancer who made the Can-can famous. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Gotko [fr; pl] and Georges Wakhévitch.

Rigolboche
Film poster
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Jean-Henri Blanchon Jacques de Bérac
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Frogerais
Starring	Mistinguett André Lefaur Jules Berry
Cinematography	Marcel Lucien
Edited by	William Barache
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld Jacques Simoneau
Production company	Productions Sigma
Distributed by	Les Acacias Les Films Vog
Release date	8 October 1936 (1936-10-08)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Mistinguett as Lina Bourget
• André Lefaur as Xavier-Martin, Count of Saint-Servan
• Jules Berry as Bobby
• Mady Berry as Madame Corbin
• André Berley as Tabourot
• Charles Lemontier as Saturnin - director
• Robert Pizani as Lecor - the dealer
• Joe Alex as a dark man
• Henry Bonvallet [fr] as director of Criminal investigation department
• Lino Carenzio as Fredo
• Amy Collin as typer
• Régine Dancourt [fr]

• Armand Morins [fr] as dancer
• Le Petit Patachou as Cricri
• Georges Paulais as investigating judge
• Marcelle Rexiane [fr] as the dresser
• Georges Tourreil [fr] as Lucien Mirvaux
• Yves Deniaud as Gloria's cashier
• Erika
• Georges-François Frontec
• Pedro Elviro

References

1. Dudley, Andrew (2021) [1995]. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-691-05686-9. LCCN 94015486.

Bibliography

• Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Rigolboche at IMDb