Si l'empereur savait ça (1930) Directed by Jacques Feyder
Drama / Romance
aka: If the Emperor Only Knew That
Film Synopsis
In Vienna, a captain tries to live a romance with a young princess, but
to do so he must first acquaint himself with the pitfalls of court
etiquette. The captain must resort to blackmail in order to spend
a few hours with the princess, before leaving her forever.
Cast:André Luguet (Capt. Kovacs),
Françoise Rosay (Princess Plata d'Ettingen (the general's wife)),
Tania Fédor (Princess Renata d'Ettingen (the general's daughter)),
André Berley (Gendarme Col. Krehl),
Georges Mauloy (The Prince of Ettingen),
Suzanne Delvé (Linda (lady of the court)),
Marcel André (Albert (Master of the horse))
Country: USA
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 86 min
Aka:If the Emperor Only Knew That
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.