The Great Refrain

The Great Refrain (French: Le grand refrain) is a 1936 French musical comedy drama film directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand Gravey, Jacqueline Francell and Jeanne Aubert.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Eugène Lourié.

The Great Refrain
Directed by	Yves Mirande Robert Siodmak
Written by	Yves Mirande Arnold Lipp
Produced by	Yves Mirande
Starring	Fernand Gravey Jacqueline Francell Jeanne Aubert
Cinematography	Fred Mandl Harry Stradling Sr.
Edited by	Jacques Grassi
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production company	Metropa Films
Distributed by	Distribution Parisienne de Films
Release date	18 September 1936 (1936-09-18)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Fernand Gravey as Charles Panard - un compositeur de talent
• Jacqueline Francell as Yvette Leclerc - la petite amie de Charles
• André Alerme as André Davin - un éditeur musical
• Jeanne Aubert as Léone de Vinci - une chnateuse vedette
• Gabriel Signoret as Le marquis de Barfleur
• Jean Tissier as Le réalisateur
• Raymond Aimos as Le clochard
• Lucien Callamand as Le barman
• Jean Dax as Le directeur du cinéma
• Cécile Lemaire as La capitaine des girls
• Madeleine Suffel as L'amie d'Yvette
• Emile Saulieu as Le domestique de Barfleur
• Roger Legris as Le secrétaire de Davin

References

1. Alpi p.83
2. Bessy & Chirat p.177

Bibliography

• Alpi, Deborah Lazaroff. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. McFarland, 1998.
• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. 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

• The Great Refrain at IMDb