Comedy · France · 1926 · 1h 39m

What for?

Son premier film

Director

Cast

Grock as Céleste Noménoé Pierrette Lugand as Little girl Gaston Dubosc as Grandfather Valentine Lugand as Blanche Simone Montalet as Young woman Marguerite de Morlaye as Grandmother

Crew

Jean Jouannetaud — Director of Photography Maurice Foster — Director of Photography Jean Kemm — Writer

Synopsis

Céleste Noménoé, a provincial actor, comes to Paris for an inheritance. He also gets a part in a movie. The managers of a music-hall notice him. He takes the stage name of Grock.

Mood & Themes

clown silent film

Key Collaborators

Jean Kemm Director Jean Jouannetaud Director of Photography Maurice Foster Director of Photography Jean Kemm Writer

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