Drama · 1939 · 1h 30m

Girls in Distress

Jeunes filles en détresse

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Director
G.W. Pabst
Cast
Marcelle Chantal as Docteur Marthe Presle Jacqueline Delubac as Pola d'Ivry, la mère de Margot André Luguet as Maître Jacques Presle Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Presle Louise Carletti as Margot Montbleu Ariane Murator as
Crew
Michel Kelber — Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur — Editor Christa Winsloe — Screenplay Peter Quinn — Novel
Synopsis

Somewhat reminiscent of 'Mädchen in Uniform' (1931), the story is set in a private girl's school, populated almost exclusively by children from broken homes. Among the few students who can claim family stability is Micheline Presle, but even her happiness is threatened when her lawyer father Andre Luguet inaugurates an affair with stage actress Jacqueline Debulac. With the help of Debulac's daughter Louisa Carletti, Presle is able to break up her father's romance and deliver him into the open arms of her mother Marcelle Chantal.

Key Collaborators
G.W. Pabst Director Michel Kelber Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur Editor Christa Winsloe Screenplay Peter Quinn Novel
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