Forty Little Mothers (1936 film) explained

Forty Little Mothers
Director:	Léonide Moguy
Producer:	Ayres d'Aguiar
Starring:	Lucien Baroux Gabrielle Dorziat Pauline Carton
Music:	Michel Michelet
Cinematography:	Philippe Agostini Michel Kelber Louis Page
Studio:	Gray-Film
Distributor:	Delta-Films
Runtime:	98 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Forty Little Mothers (French: Le mioche) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pauline Carton.^[1] The 1940 Hollywood film Forty Little Mothers was based on the same story.

Cast

• Lucien Baroux as Prosper Martin
• Gabrielle Dorziat as Mme Granval, La directrice
• Pauline Carton as Mlle Clotilde
• Milly Mathis as Gervaise
• Madeleine Robinson as Denise Mériel, la mère
• Jane Pierson as La gérante
• Georges Vitray as Dalbret
• Marcel Maupi as Marius Rabut
• Jean Périer as L'aumônier
• Pierre Labry as Bourgeon, le père
• Gilbert Gil as Robert Bourgeon, le fils
• Marcel Carpentier as Le cuisinier
• René Bergeron as Le garagiste
• André Siméon as Le pochard
• Pierre Juvenet as Le coadjuteur
• Philippe as Le mioche
• Nane Germon as Simone
• Anne Doria as Valentine
• Wally Carveno as Geneviève
• Claire Gérard as Le lingère
• Elisabeth Aumont as Une élève
• Jenny Carol as Une élève
• Léonce Corne as Le brocanteur
  • • Janine Darcey Aline Debray Foun-Sen as Une élève
      • • • May Francine Gary Garland Liliane Gauthier Paulette Houry René Lacourt Michèle Morgan as Une élève
• Jacqueline Pacaud as Une élève
• Roger Rosen

See also

• Forty Little Mothers (1940)
• Cento piccole mamme (1952)

References

1. Driskell p.210

Bibliography

• Jonathan Driskell. The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France. I.B.Tauris, 2015.