Annette et la dame blonde (1942)
Directed by Jean Dréville

Comedy
aka: Annette and the Blonde Woman

Film Synopsis

At Cannes, Annette Barnavon, a 17 year old girl, falls in love with a lawyer, Maurice Cammage, who doesn't even know her.  When Maurice falls under the spell of a rich American woman named Myriam, Annette is deeply upset.  Consumed with jealousy, she gains access to Myriam's room at the Trianon Hotel and ruins all of her clothes.  Annette's parents then introduce her to Bernard Bouchin, an eligible young man from Montpellier whom they hope she will marry.  Aware that the police have begun to investigate the damage done to Myriam's belongings, Annette decides to own up and asks for help from a very special lawyer, Maurice Cammage...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Dréville
  • Script: Henri Decoin, Michel Duran (dialogue), Georges Simenon (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Robert Lefebvre
  • Music: René Sylviano
  • Cast: Louise Carletti (Annette), Henri Garat (Maurice), Mona Goya (Myriam), Georges Rollin (Bernard), Marcelle Rexiane (Madame Barnavon), Georges Chamarat (Monsieur Barnavon), Rosine Luguet (Gigi), Simone Valère (Lucette), Raymonde La Fontan (Marie-Louise), Albert Broquin (Le clochard), Henry Darbray (Le juge d'instruction), Paul Faivre (Le maire), Henry Gerrar (Le concierge du Trianon), Albert Malbert (Le gardien de prison), Palau (Le photographe), Robert Rollis (Le groom), Eugène Yvernès (L'agent du commissariat), Eugène Frouhins, Georges Gosset
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Annette and the Blonde Woman

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