English As It Is Spoken

1931 film
  • 12 June 1931 (1931-06-12)
Running time
90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

English As It Is Spoken (French: L'anglais tel qu'on le parle) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Félicien Tramel, Wera Engels and Gustave Hamilton.[1] It is an adaptation of an 1899 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard.[2]

Synopsis

A interpreter working in a Paris hotel has to be absent for a day and recruits a man to work as his replacement, despite the fact he doesn't speak any English. Complications ensue when he has to deal with a female British guest.

Cast

  • Félicien Tramel as Eugène
  • Wera Engels as Miss Betty Hogson
  • Gustave Hamilton as Arthur
  • Maryanne as La caissière
  • Roger Dann as Julien Cicandel
  • Pierre Labry
  • Nicole de Rouves
  • Léon Courtois
  • Albert Broquin
  • Romain Gérard as Le caissier anglais myope

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.88
  2. ^ Goble p.37

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • English As It Is Spoken at IMDb


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