The Duratons
1955 film
- 20 December 1955 (1955-12-20)
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The Duratons (French: Les Duraton) is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jane Sourza, Ded Rysel and Claude Nicot.[1] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location in Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It was the second film to be based on the popular radio series The Duraton Family following the 1939 production The Duraton Family directed by Christian Stengel.[2]
Synopsis
Jules Duraton is the local schoolmaster and lives with his family, but he is infuriated by a radio show of an identical name which he believes has made his family a laughing stock. He decides to sue the broadcasters. Matters are complicated when the lawyer hired by the radio company falls in love with Jules Duraton's daughter Solange.
Cast
- Jane Sourza as Irma Duraton
- Ded Rysel as Jules Duraton
- Claude Nicot as Roger Duraton - le fils
- Jean Carmet as Gaston Duvet dans l'émission radiophonique
- Georges Lannes as Hubert Fournier - le directeur de Radio Monde
- Charles Bouillaud as Maître Robinot
- Georges Baconnet as Monsieur Tordu
- Jean Berton as Monsieur Poupinel - l'inspecteur d'académie
- Maurice Dorléac as Le ministre
- Paul Faivre as Le président du tribunal
- Geneviève Morel as Pauline - la bonne des Duraton
- Robert Seller as Le comte de Kerfelus
- Jimmy Urbain as Le petit Michel Lamendin
- Darry Cowl as Monsieur Mathieu - le surveillant général
- Yvonne Galli as Madame Duraton / Elle-même dans l'émission radiophonique
- Jacqueline Cartier as Jacqueline Duraton / Elle-même dans l'émission radiophonique
- Danik Patisson as Solange Duraton
- Roland Alexandre as André Martin
References
Bibliography
- Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.
- Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
External links
- The Duratons at IMDb
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Films directed by André Berthomieu
- Not So Stupid (1928)
- The Ladies in the Green Hats (1929)
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1929)
- Rapacity (1930)
- My Friend Victor (1931
- Make a Living (1931)
- My Heart and Its Millions (1931)
- Coquecigrole (1931)
- Barranco, Ltd (1932)
- The Crime of Bouif (1933)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1933)
- Broken Wings (1933)
- The Ideal Woman (1934)
- L'Aristo (1934)
- N'Aimer que toi (1934)
- Jim the Crook (1935)
- The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)
- The Flame (1936)
- The Lover of Madame Vidal (1936)
- Death on the Run (1936)
- Chaste Susanne (1937)
- The Girl in the Taxi (1937)
- The Gateway Streak (1937)
- The New Rich (1938)
- The Train for Venice (1938)
- The Woman of Monte Carlo (1938)
- Unknown of Monte Carlo (1939)
- Deputy Eusèbe (1939)
- Dédé la Musique (1940)
- The Snow on the Footsteps (1942)
- Promise to a Stranger (1942)
- The Crossroads (1942)
- The Secret of Madame Clapain (1943)
- The Angel of the Night (1944)
- My First Love (1945)
- My First Love (1945)
- Gringalet (1946)
- Not So Stupid (1946)
- Loves, Delights and Organs (1947)
- Four Knaves (1947)
- White as Snow (1948)
- The Shadow (1948)
- The Firemen's Ball (1948)
- The Heart on the Sleeve (1948)
- The Nude Woman (1949)
- The Chocolate Girl (1950)
- King Pandora (1950)
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1950)
- Pigalle-Saint-Germain-de-Prés (1950)
- The King of Camelots (1951)
- Chacun son tour (1951)
- Never Two Without Three (1951)
- Au cabaret, un soir (1951)
- Hello... I love you (1952)
- The Last Robin Hood (1952)
- Three Men and a Piano (1953)
- Wonderful Mentality (1953)
- The Eye Behind the Scenes (1953)
- His Father's Portrait (1953)
- Death on the Run (1954)
- Scènes de ménage (1954)
- Caf' Conc' (1954)
- Four Days in Paris (1955)
- The Duratons (1955)
- La Joyeuse Prison (1956)
- Love in Jamaica (1957)
- Five Million in Cash (1957)
- A Legitimate Defense (1958)
- Sacred Youth (1958)
- Le Rondon (1960)
- Premeditated (1960)
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