Girls in Distress explained

Girls in Distress
Director:	G. W. Pabst
Starring:	Marcelle Chantal Micheline Presle André Luguet
Music:	Ralph Erwin
Cinematography:	Michel Kelber
Editing:	Louisette Hautecoeur
Studio:	Globe-Films
Distributor:	Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Girls in Distress (French: Jeunes filles en détresse) is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.^{[1] [2]}

The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris.

Cast

• Marcelle Chantal as Marthe Presle
• Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Presle
• André Luguet as Maître Jacques Presle
• Jean Aquistapace as Ternier, le ministre de la justice (as Aquistapace)
• Pierre Bertin as Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle
• Louise Carletti as Marguerite 'Margot' Montbleu
• Jacqueline Delubac as Mme Montbleu, nom de scène: Pola D'Ivry
• Arthur Devère as Le père d'Alice
• Genevieve Dorlane as Mme Tarrand
• Paulette Élambert as Denise Tarrand
• as Michel Mortier
• René Génin as Le concierge du ministère
• Gaston Jacquet as Le père d'Amélie
• Georges Jamin as Le beauaspère d'Amélie
• Margo Lion as La mère de Thérèse
• Marcel Lupovici as Morel
• Mlle Malakowsky as Amélie
• Robert Manuel as Robert
• Milly Mathis as La mère d'Alice
• Marthe Mellot as Mademoiselle Jeanne
• Marguerite Moreno as Madame Vuilliard
• Robert Pizani as Monsieur Tarrand
• Christiane Ribes as La mère d'Amélie
• Gabrielle Robinne as Le mère d'Yvette
• Barbara Shaw as La belleasmère d'Amélie
• Sinoël as Le concierge du théâtre
• Yvonne Yma as L'habilleuse de Pola

Notable uncredited cast are:

• Madeleine Lebeau as a Student

Bibliography

• Rentschler, Eric. The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 1990.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NY Times: Girls in Distress . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022122938/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/119983/Girls-in-Distress/details . dead . 22 October 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2012 . 12 September 2009.
2. Rentschler p.282