The Mascot (French: La mascotte) is a 1935 French musical comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Lucien Baroux, Germaine Roger and Thérèse Dorny.https://www.unifrance.org/film/37980/la-mascotte It is based on the 1880 Opéra comique of the same title.Goble p.861 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild, while the costumes were created by Georges Annenkov.
Synopsis Bettina, a turkey keeper, gains a reputation for bringing good luck to those who employ her. She goes to work for the impoverished Laurent XVII who hopes to improve his finances.
Cast Lucien Baroux as Laurent XVII Germaine Roger as Bettina Dranem as Rocco Thérèse Dorny as Dame Turlurette René Lestelly as Prince Fritellini Jean Tissier as Le docteur Pierre Labry as L'aubergiste
References
Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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