Moses and Solomon, Perfumers explained

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers
Producer:	André Hugon
Starring:	Léon Belières Charles Lamy Meg Lemonnier
Music:	Jacques Janin
Cinematography:	Marc Bujard Georges Kostal
Studio:	Productions André Hugon
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Moses and Solomon, Perfumers (French: Moïse et Salomon parfumeurs) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Léon Belières, Charles Lamy and Meg Lemonnier.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.^[3] It is the third in a series of films begun by Levy and Company (1930) about two Jewish businessmen.

Synopsis

Moses and Solomon run a small bazaar in Paris, where they are they are assisted by their attractive niece Lia who has a degree in chemistry. Lia has developed a new perfume and hopes it will be stocked at a fancy store run by a Catholic family. She finds herself becoming attracted by André, the son of the owners. Moses and Solomon themselves decide to become perfumers.

Cast

• Léon Belières as Moïse
• Charles Lamy as Salomon
• Meg Lemonnier as Lia
• Albert Préjean as André
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Le rabbin
• Huguette Grégory as La marquise
• Yvonne Yma as La domestique
• Armand Lurville as Samuel d'Avray
• Jean Kolb as Lecoin
• Louis Scott as Le marquis
• André Dubosc as Auguste
• Paul Amiot as Supervielle
• Emile Seylis as Le turfiste

See also

• The Levy Department Stores (1932)
• The Marriages of Mademoiselle Levy (1936)

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.100
2. Rège p.511
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37494/moise-et-salomon-parfumeurs

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Bowles, Brett. Marcel Pagnol. Manchester University Press, 2021.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.