My Childish Father (1930 film)

My Childish Father (French: Mon gosse de père) is a 1930 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Adolphe Menjou, Roger Tréville and Alice Cocéa. It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Léopold Marchand which was later remade in 1953 as My Childish Father.Goble p.872 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It was one of twelve sound films produced by Pathé-Natan that year following the conversion from silent film.Crisp p.104 A separate English-Language version The Parisian was produced, also starring Menjou.Crafton p.420

Contemporary reviews from 1930, particularly in trade publications like Variety, noted that the film's subject matter was considered quite "risqué" for the era.

Cast Adolphe Menjou as Jérome Roger Tréville as Gerard Charles Redgie as Stanley Alice Cocéa as Yvonne Olga Valéry as Mado Renee Savoye as Secretary Pauline Carton as The Concierge André Marnay as Le petit sale André Volbert as Julien Marcello Spada Nicole de Rouves Odette Barencey Fanny Clair Meg Lemonnier

References

Bibliography Crafton, Donald. The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press, 1999. Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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