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La Goualeuse (1938)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Fernand Rivers

Synopsis

French stage favorite Lya Gauty made her screen debut in 1938's La Goualeuse (The Street Singer). The story concerns a poverty-stricken vagabond (Jean Martinelli) who supports himself by singing for pennies in a rough section of town. Only the local barkeeper knows that the vagabond is actually the illegitimate son of a prosperous and highly respected banker (Constant Remy). One would think that the film's dramatic climax would consist of a tearful reunion between father and son. Instead, this scene occurs in the middle of the picture; the rest of the film is a melodramatic melange of high emotionalism and low melodrama, culminating in the boy's suicide. Though billed first, Lya Gauty has an almost peripheral role as the hero's long-suffering sweetheart who sings at the drop of a hat and frequently brings her own hat.

Actors

Lys Gauty
Lys Gauty
Marie-Jeanne, la Goualeuse
Constant Rémy
Constant Rémy
André Laubier
Jean Martinelli
Jean Martinelli
Pierre Duchemin
Marguerite Pierry
Marguerite Pierry
Adélaïde Pastoureau
Francine Bessy
Francine Bessy
Marcelle Laubier

Crews

Fernand Rivers
Fernand Rivers
Director
Jean Guitton
Jean Guitton
Dialogue
Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy
Story
Norbert Glanzberg
Norbert Glanzberg
Music
Gaston Groener
Gaston Groener
Music
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Music
Jacques Desagneaux
Jacques Desagneaux
Editor
Robert Bossis
Robert Bossis
Production Design
René Renoux
René Renoux
Production Design
Jean Bachelet
Jean Bachelet
Director of Photography
René Ribault
René Ribault
Director of Photography

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