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Avec le sourire

Avec le sourire

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 38m
Comedy
6.2
IMDB Rating
96 votes

A tramp learns that even honesty won't help him overcome his struggles to prosper. After a man tells him that he needs to smile in order to succeed, he turns his attitude around and he becomes successful.

Director
Maurice Tourneur
Writers
N/A
Stars
Maurice Chevalier, André Lefaur, Marcel Vallée
Release Date
February 5, 1939
Language
French
Country
France
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
as Victor Larnois
André Lefaur
André Lefaur
as Ernest Villary
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée
as Pascaud
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Léon Arvel
as Templier
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Marcel Simon
as Le directeur des Beaux-Arts
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Rivers Cadet
as Albert - Le chasseur
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Georges Morton
as Le Maître D'école
Henry Houry
Henry Houry
as L'entraîneur
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Jean Gobet
as Bruzin
Marie Glory
Marie Glory
as Gisèle

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Joinville, Haute-Marne, France
Production
Les Films Marquise

🏷️ Keywords

paris francetheaterrevue

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Enjoy a great classy French comedy
by pierrefilmon2017-05-16

"Brilliant film from great French director Maurice Tourneur 1876 – 1961 (father of Jacques Tourneur) who is considered by Kevin Brownlow as one of the greatest directors of the early years of US cinema along with D.W. Griffith, Erich Von Stroheim and Charles Chaplin. Maybe the best role of Maurice Chevalier who plays the part of an accomplished careerist who succeeds in everything he is doing… « Avec le sourire » - With smile (and class). The script is supposed to have been written by Louis Verneuil who takes sole credit for it. But recent serious researches from French writer (of Tourneur&apos..."

📖 Synopsis

A tramp learns that even honesty won't help him overcome his struggles to prosper. After a man tells him that he needs to smile in order to succeed, he turns his attitude around and he becomes successful.