The Heart Disposes

The Heart Disposes (French: Le coeur dispose) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Raymond Rouleau and Marguerite Templey.^[1][2][3] It was based on a play by Francis de Croisset. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse.

The Heart Disposes
Directed by	Georges Lacombe
Written by	Michel Arnaud René Pujol
Based on	The Heart Disposes by Francis de Croisset
Produced by	Pierre Brauer Raoul Ploquin
Starring	Renée Saint-Cyr Raymond Rouleau Marguerite Templey
Cinematography	Willy Winterstein
Music by	Werner Bochmann
Production company	L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Distributed by	L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date	15 May 1936 (1936-05-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Robert, the secretary to a Chatelaine, is roped in to help her marry off her only unmarried daughter Hélène. Robert and Hélène don't hit it off but when she shows attention to a widowed and cynical baron he eventually comes to her rescue.

Cast

• Renée Saint-Cyr as Hélène
• Raymond Rouleau as Robert Levaltier
• Marguerite Templey as Mme Miran-Charville
• Nicole Vattier as Lady Hamilton
• Christian Gérard as Le prétendant
• Jacques Dumesnil as Le baron Houzier
• Pierre Palau as Parainneaux
• Félix Oudart as M. Miran-Charvile

References

1. Rège p.462
2. Crisp p.449
3. "Le Coeur dispose de Georges Lacombe, Raoul Ploquin (1937)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

Bibliography

• 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 Heart Disposes at IMDb