| Crainquebille | |
| Director: | Jacques de Baroncelli |
| Producer: | Aimé Frapin |
| Based On: | L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France |
| Starring: | Félicien Tramel Rachel Devirys Jeanne Fusier-Gir |
| Music: | Roland Manuel |
| Cinematography: | Jean Bachelet |
| Editing: | Roger Leenhardt Paula Neurisse |
| Studio: | Les Films Artistiques Français |
| Distributor: | Societe d'Edition et de Location de Films |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
Crainquebille is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Félicien Tramel, Rachel Devirys and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.[1] It is based on the 1901 story L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which had previously been adapted into a 1922 silent film Crainquebille directed by Jacques Feyder.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.
A Paris costermonger is sentence to fifteen days in prison for insulting a police officer. On his release he finds himself shunned by his former customers, loses his business and develops suicidal feelings. He is revived by the kindness of a street boy from Montmartre who inspires him to rebuild his life.