Faut-il les marier? (1932)
Directed by Pierre Billon, Carl Lamac

Comedy
aka: Should We Wed Them?

Film Synopsis

Professor Buck is tasked with inaugurating a museum that has been built with a donation from an anonymous benefactor.  He discovers that the museum's mysterious sponsor is his brother's wife, a former dancer with whom he has never got on.   All turns out for the best when his daughter falls in love with Jim, the ex-dancer's son.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Billon, Carl Lamac
  • Script: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Walter Wassermann, Hans H. Zerlett
  • Cinematographer: Otto Heller
  • Music: Rolf Marbot, Bert Reisfeld
  • Cast: Anny Ondra (Anny), Lucien Baroux (Prof. Bock), Marcelle Praince (Miss Flora), Jean-Pierre Aumont (Jim), Charles Lamy (Prof. Petou), Rachel Launay (Mrs. Bock), Henri Kerny (The inspector)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 86 min
  • Aka: Should We Wed Them?

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