Beauty of the Night (French: La belle de nuit) is a 1934 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond and Paul Bernard.Crisp p.397Bessy & Chirat p.409 It is based on a 1932 play of the same title by Pierre Wolff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Lafitte.
Synopsis After finding out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with another man, a vengeful Claude finds a prostitute who strongly resembles her and tricks the lover into falling in love with her.
Cast Véra Korène as Maryse Roy / Maïthé Aimé Clariond as Claude Davène Paul Bernard as Pierre Darfeuille Jacques Dumesnil as Jean Fournier Germaine Brière as Fernande Marguerite Marentie as Clara Nicole Martel as L'institutrice Andreals Marcelle Barry Fanny Lacroix Frédéric Mariotti Nizza Myris
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Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1986. 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.
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