Knock (1933 film)

Knock is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Roger Goupillières and Louis Jouvet and starring Jouvet, Robert Le Vigan and Madeleine Ozeray. It was made at the Epinay Studios in Paris while Location shooting took place in Corrèze. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is based on the 1923 play Knock by Jules Romains. The play was adapted again for the 1951 film Dr. Knock.

Knock
Directed by	Roger Goupillières Louis Jouvet
Written by	Georges Neveux Jules Romains
Based on	Knock by Jules Romains
Produced by	Georges Marret
Starring	Louis Jouvet Robert Le Vigan Madeleine Ozeray
Cinematography	Fédote Bourgasoff René Colas
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Les Productions Georges Marret
Distributed by	Les Films Armor
Release date	3 November 1933 (1933-11-03)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Louis Jouvet as Dr. Knock
• Robert Le Vigan as Mousquet, le pharmacien
• Pierre Larquey as Le tambour de ville
• Madeleine Ozeray as Mariette
• Pierre Palau as Dr. Parpalaid
• Thérèse Dorny as La dame en violet
• Germaine Albert as Madame Parpalaid
• Romain Bouquet as Michalon
• Delacour as Le portier
• Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Rémy
• Christiane Jean as Une infirmière
• Jane Loury as Madame Mousquet
• Robert Moor as L'instituteur
• Iza Reyner as La dame en noir
• Alexandre Rignault as Le premier gars
• Rosen as Joseph
• Henri Saint-Isle as Le deuxième gars
• Sorges as Scipion
• Louis Zellas as Raffalens

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• 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.

External links

• Knock at IMDb