Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 25m

The Little Cafe

Le Petit Café

Director

Cast

Maurice Chevalier as Albert Lorifian Yvonne Vallée as Yvonne Philibert Tania Fédor as Mademoiselle Berengère André Berley as Pierre Bourdin Émile Chautard as Philibert Françoise Rosay as Mademoiselle Edwige

Crew

Henry W. Gerrard — Director of Photography Merrill G. White — Editor Jacques Bataille-Henri — Writer Ludwig Berger — Producer

Synopsis

Yvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris café owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a waiter, though he pays little attention to her. Philibert plans to marry his daughter to a wealthy Parisian, but upon learning that Albert is to come into a large inheritance, he conspires to place him under a longterm contract, confident that he willingly will pay a forfeit to break it....

Mood & Themes

paris, france nightclub

Key Collaborators

Ludwig Berger Director Henry W. Gerrard Director of Photography Merrill G. White Editor Jacques Bataille-Henri Writer Ludwig Berger Producer

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