The Old Devil (French: Cette vieille canaille) is a 1933 French drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar and Alice Field.[1] [2] It was based on a 1931 play of the same title by Fernand Nozière. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Andrejew.

The Old Devil
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Written byAnatole Litvak
Serge Veber
Based onThe Old Devil by Fernand Nozière
Produced bySimon Schiffrin
StarringHarry Baur
Pierre Blanchar
Alice Field
CinematographyCurt Courant
Edited byHenri Rust
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Production
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Cipar Films
Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 3 November 1933 (1933-11-03)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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The surgeon Guillaume Vautier falls in love with the much younger fairground worker Hélène after he treats her. He tolerates her flirtations with other, younger men, in order to keep her close to him. However, when an old boyfriend Jean Trapeau turns up in her life things become more complicated.

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References

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  1. ^ Crisp p.93
  2. ^ Willoughby p.323

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Willoughby, Bob. The Star Makers: On Set with Hollywood's Greatest Directors. Merrell, 2003.
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