The Mayor's Dilemma Explained

The Mayor's Dilemma (French: Les otages) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Annie Vernay, Saturnin Fabre and Fernand Charpin.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Chézy-sur-Marne.^[3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Jean Perrier.

Cast

• Annie Vernay as Annie Beaumont
• Saturnin Fabre as Rossignol, le châtelain
• Fernand Charpin as Beaumont, le maire
• Dorville as Rodillar, le braconnier
• Pierre Larquey as Fabien, l'huissier
• Pierre Labry as Rameau, le coiffeur
• Noël Roquevert as Le garde-champêtre
• Palmyre Levasseur as Mme Rossignol
• Georges Douking as Brazoux
• Mady Berry as Maria
• Jean Pâqui as Pierre Rossignol
• Marguerite Pierry as Madame Fabien
• Florian as Le gendarme
• Léon Larive as Le cafetier
• Marcel Pérès as Tartagnac
• Jean Sinoël as Le père Labiche
• Paul Villé as Le chef de gare

References

1. Bessy & Chirat p.465
2. Rège p.86
3. News: Siclier . Jacques . 5 December 2004 . Les Otages . subscription . 27 February 2024 . . fr-FR.

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.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.