Whirlwind of Paris explained

Whirlwind of Paris
Director:	Henri Diamant-Berger
Producer:	Ray Ventura
Starring:	Ray Ventura Mona Goya Grégoire Aslan
Music:	Paul Misraki
Cinematography:	Fred Langenfeld
Editing:	Christian Gaudin Charlotte Guilbert
Studio:	Les Films Albert Lauzin
Distributor:	Mercury Films
Runtime:	88 minutes
Country:	France

Whirlwind of Paris (French: Tourbillon de Paris) is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys.

Synopsis

A group of students from Grenoble University form an orchestra and try to gain work in Paris.

Cast

• Ray Ventura as himself
• Fernand Charpin as Charbonnier
• Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Charbonnier
• Mona Goya as Marie-Claude
• Jean Tissier as Rosales
• Paul Misraki as Paul
• Claire Jordan as Mony
• Ludmilla Pitoëff as Mony
• Grégoire Aslan as Coco
• Jimmy Gaillard as Un collégien
• Robert Ozanne as Julot
• Paul Demange as Le commissaire
• André Dassary as Un collégien
• Pierre Feuillère as Le compositeur
• Madeleine Suffel as La caissière
• Claire Gérard as La concierge
• Georges Bever as Le machiniste
• Milly Mathis as Pâquerette
• Marcel Vallée as Barigoul
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mme Marceline
• Marthe Mussine as La deuxième secrétaire
• Georges Flateau as Le barman
• André Nicolle as Le médecin
• Georges Paulais as Le pilote

Bibliography

• Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | Le TOURBILLON DE PARIS (1939) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117234127/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/373345 . dead . 2009-01-17 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2009-04-16 . 2012-03-15.
2. Powrie & Cadalanu p.259