Mercadet Explained

Mercadet or Le faiseur is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Paul Pauley, Janine Borelli and Philippe Janvier.^[1] It was based on an 1848 play by Honoré de Balzac. It is also known by the alternative title Le Faiseur.

Cast

• Paul Pauley as Monsieur Mercadet
• Janine Borelli as Miss Julie Mercadet
• Philippe Janvier as La Brive
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Violette
• Elmire Vautier as Madame Mercadet
• Armand Larcher as Adolphe Minard
• Jean Toulout as Berchut
  • • • • • • Georges Bever Jean Diéner Albert Gercourt Irène Jeanning Jean Kolb Germaine Michel Emile Seylis

References

1. Crisp p.407

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.