The Squadron's Baby

The Squadron's Baby
Directed by	René Sti
Written by	Georges Berr René Sti
Produced by	Noë Bloch
Starring	Michel Simon Paulette Dubost Suzy Prim
Cinematography	Jean Isnard Louis Née Armand Thirard
Edited by	Léonide Moguy
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld
Production company	Capitole Films
Distributed by	Gray-Film
Release date	6 December 1935 (1935-12-06)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Squadron's Baby (French: Le bébé de l'escadron) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by René Sti and starring Michel Simon, Paulette Dubost and Suzy Prim.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.

Synopsis

Anaïs is seduced by a soldier whose name she does not know and falls pregnant. She persuades the commander to parade the entire garrison so she can find the man.

Cast

• Michel Simon as Perrot-Joly
• Paulette Dubost as Anaïs
• Pierre Larquey as Le fonctionnaire Mazure
• Suzy Prim as Mathilde
• Pierre Brasseur as Max
• Hélène Perdrière as Isabelle
• Paul Azaïs as Fouillard, le soldat au coeur tendre
• Robert Vidalin as Roger
• Jacques Louvigny as L'adjoint
• Henry Roussel as Le Commandant de Gondrecourt

References

1. Crisp p.403
2. Bessy & Chirat p.93

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Squadron's Baby at IMDb