Rigolboche (film)

Rigolboche
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Produced by	Jean-Pierre Frogerais
Written by	Jean-Henri Blanchon Jacques de Bérac
Starring	Mistinguett André Lefaur Jules Berry
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld Jacques Simoneau
Cinematography	Marcel Lucien
Edited by	William Barache
Production company	Productions Sigma
Distributed by	Les Acacias Les Films Vog
Release dates	8 October 1936
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Rigolboche is a 1936 French historical musical film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Mistinguett, André Lefaur and Jules Berry. It portrays a fictionalized version of the life of Rigolboche, the dancer who made the Can-can famous.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Gotko and Georges Wakhévitch.

Cast

• Joe Alex as Un noir
• André Berley as Tabourot
• Jules Berry as Bobby
• Mady Berry as Madame Corbin
• Henry Bonvallet as Le directeur de la Police Judiciaire
• Lino Carenzio as Fredo
• Amy Collin as La dactylo
• Régine Dancourt
• Pedro Elviro
• André Lefaur as Xavier-Martin, comte de Saint-Servan
• Charles Lemontier as Saturnin - le régisseur
• Mistinguett as Lina Bourget
• Armand Morins as Le danseur
• Le Petit Patachou as Cricri
• Georges Paulais as Le juge d'instruction
• Robert Pizani as Lecor - le croupier
• Marcelle Rexiane as L'habilleuse
• Georges Tourreil as Lucien Mirvaux
• Yves Deniaud as Le caissier du Gloria
• Erika
• Georges-François Frontec

Bibliography

• Andrews, Dudley. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.

External links

• Rigolboche at IMDb