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My Childish Father (1953 film)
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Wikipedia article
'My Childish Father' (French: 'Mon gosse de pre') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Lon Mathot and starring Maurice Teynac, Jean Tissier and Arlette Poirier.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279 It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Lopold Marchand which had previously been made into a 1930 film 'My Childish Father'.Goble p.872 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.
Synopsis
A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/
Cast
* Maurice Teynac as Lucien Landier
* Sirena Adgemova as Yvonne Calabrier
* Jean Tissier as Stanley Percheron
* Armand Bernard as Rvrend James Holiday
* Jacques Franois as Grard Morrison
* Arlette Poirier as Philippine Opposum
* Evelyn Nattier
* Robert Seller
* Mary Thierry
* Pamela Wilde
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. 'The A to Z of French Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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