English As It Is Spoken
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| Directed by | Robert Boudrioz |
| Written by | Tristan Bernard |
| Based on | English As It Is Spoken by Tristan Bernard |
| Starring | Félicien Tramel Wera Engels Gustave Hamilton |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
English As It Is Spoken (French: L'anglais tel qu'on le parle) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Félicien Tramel, Wera Engels and Gustave Hamilton.[1] It is an adaptation of an 1899 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard.[2]
Synopsis
A interpreter working in a Paris hotel has to be absent for a day and recruits a man to work as his replacement, despite the fact he doesn't speak any English. Complications ensue when he has to deal with a female British guest.
Cast
- Félicien Tramel as Eugène
- Wera Engels as Miss Betty Hogson
- Gustave Hamilton as Arthur
- Maryanne as La caissière
- Roger Dann as Julien Cicandel
- Pierre Labry
- Nicole de Rouves
- Léon Courtois
- Albert Broquin
- Romain Gérard as Le caissier anglais myope
References
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.
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