Black Eyes (1935)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Viktor Tourjansky
Writer : Jean-Pierre Feydeau

Synopsis

In 1913, in Russia, a widower hides from his daughter that he is butler in a restaurant of rendezvous. She meets a banker who seeks to seduce her and takes her to this restaurant. The father, knowing the decadent life of this client, immediately sends his daughter back home. The pure love that her piano teacher gives her will allow the girl to console herself for her disillusions.

Actors

Harry Baur
Harry Baur
Ivan Ivanovitch Petroff
Viviane Romance
Viviane Romance
la comtesse
Simone Simon
Simone Simon
Tania
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Karpoff
Jean-Max
Jean-Max
Roudine
Christiane Ribes
Christiane Ribes
une demi-mondaine
Raymond Aimos
Raymond Aimos
un serveur du restaurant
Léon Arvel
Léon Arvel
un serveur du restaurant
Assia Granatouroff
Assia Granatouroff
Lucie
Pierre Athon
Pierre Athon
Jacques Berlioz
Jacques Berlioz
le directeur
Jeanne Brindeau
Jeanne Brindeau
la gouvernante
André Dubosc
André Dubosc
le maître d'hôtel
Maxime Fabert
Maxime Fabert
un convive
Émile Genevois
Émile Genevois
Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry
le noceur
Claude Lehmann
Claude Lehmann
un jeune officier
Rodolphe Marcilly
Rodolphe Marcilly
Max Maxudian
Max Maxudian
Marguerite de Morlaye
Marguerite de Morlaye
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais
André Siméon
André Siméon
Guy Sloux
Guy Sloux
le fêtard
Adrienne Trenkel
Adrienne Trenkel

Crews

Viktor Tourjansky
Viktor Tourjansky
Director
Viktor Tourjansky
Viktor Tourjansky
Story
Robert Thoeren
Robert Thoeren
Story
Jean-Pierre Feydeau
Jean-Pierre Feydeau
Screenplay
Jacques Natanson
Jacques Natanson
Dialogue
Boris de Fast
Boris de Fast
Editor
Armand Thirard
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Louis Née
Louis Née
Director of Photography
Michel Michelet
Michel Michelet
Original Music Composer
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié
Art Direction
Herman Millakowsky
Herman Millakowsky
Producer

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