The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois

The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois
Directed by	Pierre Billon
Written by	Pierre Billon Jacques Companéez Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Based on	Métier de femme by André-Paul Antoine
Produced by	Pierre Billon
Starring	Annie Ducaux André Luguet Germaine Reuver
Cinematography	Paul Cotteret
Edited by	Madeleine Gug
Music by	Jean Marion
Production company	Production Artistique et Cinématographique
Distributed by	Éclair-Journal
Release date	22 September 1943 (1943-09-22)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois (French: L'Inévitable Monsieur Dubois) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Germaine Reuver.^[1] It was shot at the Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Similar in style to screwball comedy, it was produced and released during the German Occupation and was a popular success. It was subsequently remade as the 1947 Swedish film Dinner for Two.

Synopsis

Hélène Mareuil a successful businesswoman running a luxury perfume factory in Southern France. One day she accidentally knocks down the artist Claude Dubois from his bicycle. He sets out to court her, which is a far from easy task.

Cast

• Annie Ducaux as Hélène Mareuil
• André Luguet as Claude Dubois
• Germaine Reuver as Sophie
• Sinoël as Honoré
• Jean Morel as Le valet de chambre
• Marcel Melrac as Le garagiste
• Janine Viénot as La vendeuse
• Mony Dalmès as Jacqueline Mareuil
• Tramel as Monsieur Mouche
• Richard Francoeur as Verdier

References

1. Neupert p.315

Bibliography

• Neupert, Richard. French Film History, 1895–1946. University of Wisconsin Pres, 2022.

External links

• The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois at IMDb