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The Girl in the Taxi (1937 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Girl in the Taxi' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Andr Berthomieu and starring Frances Day, Henri Garat and Lawrence Grossmith.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114094845/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/34693 BFI.org] It was based on the stage musical 'The Girl in the Taxi' and was part of a trend of operetta films produced during the decade.
It was shot at Ealing Studios in London.Wood p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. A separate French-language version 'Chaste Susanne' was shot at the same time by Berthomieu, with Henri Garat being the only actor to appear in both versions.
Synopsis
In Paris the head of a purity league is in fact leading a far from model lifestyle.
Cast
* Frances Day as Suzanne Pommarel
* Henri Garat as Ren Boislurette
* Lawrence Grossmith as Baron des Aubrais
* Jean Gillie as Jacqueline
* Mackenzie Ward as Hubert
* John Deverell as Emile Pomarel
* Helen Haye as Delphine
* Ben Field as Dominique
* Albert Whelan as Alexis
* Laurence Hanray as Charencey
* Joan Kemp-Welch as Suzanne Dupont
References
Bibliography
*Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
*Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 19271939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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