Black and White (1931 film)

Black and White
Directed by	Marc Allégret Robert Florey
Written by	Sacha Guitry
Based on	Black and White by Sacha Guitry
Produced by	Maurice Tourneur
Starring	Raimu André Alerme Louis Baron fils
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Jean Mamy Denise Batcheff
Music by	Philippe Parès Georges Van Parys
Production company	Les Établissements Braunberger-Richebé
Distributed by	Cinélux
Release date	21 May 1931 (1931-05-21)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Black and White (French: Le blanc et le noir) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and Robert Florey and starring Raimu, André Alerme and Louis Baron fils. Described as a "feeble racist comedy" it was the feature screen debut to the comedian Fernandel. It is an adaptation of the 1922 play of the same title by Sacha Guitry, who wrote the screenplay.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Marc Allégret also worked as art director, designing the film's sets.

Cast

• Raimu as Marcel Desnoyers
• André Alerme as George Samoy
• Louis Baron fils as H. Massicourt - Le père de Marguerite'
• Charles Lamy as Le docteur Leclerc
• Louis Kerly as Arthur
• Fernandel as Le groom vierge
• Paul Pauley as M. Timiriou - le chef de bureau
• Suzanne Dantès as Marguerite Desnoyers
• Irène Wells as Peggy Samoy
• Charlotte Clasis as Mme Massicaut
• Pauline Carton as Marie - la bonne
• Monette Dinay as Joséphine
• Les Jackson Girls as Elles-mêmes - dans leur numéro

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.

External links

• Black and White at IMDb