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Gribouille is a french film of genre Drama directed by Marc Allégret released in USA on 12 january 1938 with Raimu
Gribouille (1937)
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Add to a movie listGribouille (English title: Heart of Paris or The Meddler) is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret, based on story "Gribouille" by Marcel Achard who co-wrote screenplay with H.G. Lustig. The music score is by Georges Auric. The film stars Raimu and Michèle Morgan.
It was remade in the U.S. as The Lady in Question (1940) with Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
The film marked Michèle Morgan's first major role on the big screen.
Synopsis
Camille Morestan serves as a jury member at a court in Paris. The attractive Natalie Roguin is accused of murder. Morestan doesn't want to believe she really killed her lover. He succeeds in convincing the other jury members she was innocent. After her acquittal he takes her into his house. While he tries to keep her identity a secret for his family her presence leads to a number of unfortunate incidents.Actors
Raimu
(Camille Morestan)
Michèle Morgan
(Natalie Roguin)
Julien Carette
(Lurette)
Gilbert Gil
(Claude Morestan)
Nicolas Rimsky
(Le chauffeur de taxi)
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