Le Bal (1931)
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Synopsis of Le Bal
Based on a novel by Helen Nimirosky, The Ball was filmed simultaneously in German and French-language versions. The French adaptation, Le Bal, served to introduce 14-year-old Danielle Darrieux to the picture-going public. Darrieux plays the daughter of a pair of delicatessen owners who suddenly come into a huge sum of money. Striving to buy their way into society, the couple utterly neglects their daughter, who naturally grows resentful. When they plan to throw a huge fancy-dress ball to curry favor with the glitterati, Darrieux gets even by destroying all of the invitations, and as a result no one shows up. This results in a near-breakup for the couple, but eventually they realize that their daughter has done them an enormous favor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Le Bal
- Germaine Dermoz - Mother
- Danielle Darrieux - Daughter
- Marguerite Pierry - Poor Relative
- Gertrud Wolle
- Vanda Greville - Betty
- Vanda Greville - Governess
- Pierre de Guingand - Marcel de Brecourt
- Lucie Mannheim
- Reinhold Schuenzel
- André Lefaur - Father
- Marguerite Pierry - Cousin Isabelle
- Paul Otto
- Pierre de Guingand - Lover
- Paulette Dubost - Customer
- Director(s):
- William Thiele
- Writer(s):
- Curt Siodmak
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