Les Misérables (1952 film) explained

Les Misérables
Director:	Lewis Milestone
Producer:	Fred Kohlmar
Screenplay:	Richard Murphy
Starring:	Michael Rennie Debra Paget Robert Newton Edmund Gwenn
Music:	Alex North
Cinematography:	Joseph LaShelle
Editing:	Hugh S. Fowler
Distributor:	20th Century-Fox
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$1.1 million (U.S. rentals)^[1]

Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine.

Cast

• Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean
• Debra Paget as Cosette
• Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7)
• Robert Newton as Javert
• Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Myriel
• Sylvia Sidney as Fantine
• Cameron Mitchell as Marius
• Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire
• June Hillman as Mother Superior
• Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche
• James Robertson Justice as Robert
• Joseph Wiseman as Genflou
• Rhys Williams as Brevet
• Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet
• Merry Anders as Cicely
• John Rogers as Bonnet
• Charles Keane as Corporal
• John Dierkes as Bosun
• Lewis Russell as Waiter

Production

Louis Jourdan was announced for the role of Marius.^[2]

Radio adaptation

Les Misérables was presented on Lux Radio Theatre December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Ronald Colman, with Paget and Newton repeating their roles from the film.^[3]

See also

• Adaptations of Les Misérables

Notes and References

1. "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953.
2. "Drama: Debra Paget, Jourdan Play Hugo Romancers". Los Angeles Times November 9, 1951: B8.
3. News: Kirby. Walter. Better Radio Programs for the Week. The Decatur Daily Review. December 21, 1952. 44. Newspapers.com. June 8, 2015.