Whirlwind of Paris

For the silent film, see The Maelstrom of Paris.

Whirlwind of Paris
Directed by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by	André Hornez Jean Nohain
Produced by	Ray Ventura
Starring	Ray Ventura Mona Goya Grégoire Aslan
Cinematography	Fred Langenfeld
Edited by	Christian Gaudin Charlotte Guilbert
Music by	Paul Misraki
Production company	Les Films Albert Lauzin
Distributed by	Mercury Films
Release date	13 December 1939 (1939-12-13)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Whirlwind of Paris (French: Tourbillon de Paris) is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan.^[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys.

Synopsis

A group of students from Grenoble University form an orchestra and try to gain work in Paris.

Cast

• Ray Ventura as himself
• Fernand Charpin as Charbonnier
• Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Charbonnier
• Mona Goya as Marie-Claude
• Jean Tissier as Rosales
• Paul Misraki as Paul
• Claire Jordan as Mony
• Ludmilla Pitoëff as Mony
• Grégoire Aslan as Coco
• Jimmy Gaillard as Un collégien
• Robert Ozanne as Julot
• Paul Demange as Le commissaire
• André Dassary as Un collégien
• Pierre Feuillère as Le compositeur
• Madeleine Suffel as La caissière
• Claire Gérard as La concierge
• Georges Bever as Le machiniste
• Milly Mathis as Pâquerette
• Marcel Vallée as Barigoul
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mme Marceline
• Marthe Mussine as La deuxième secrétaire
• Georges Flateau as Le barman
• André Nicolle as Le médecin
• Georges Paulais as Le pilote

References

1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Le TOURBILLON DE PARIS (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Powrie & Cadalanu p.259

Bibliography

• Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

External links

• Whirlwind of Paris at IMDb