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The Brighton Twins (French: Les jumeaux de Brighton) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim. It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard and Robert Bresson worked on the screen adaptation.
Synopsis
Twins are separated at birth in 1890, with one being raised in the United States and the other in France. More than forty years later they encounter each other for the first time.
Cast
Raimu as Alfred Beaugérard et les deux fils Achille
Michel Simon as Labrosse
Suzy Prim as Clémentine Beaugérard
Charlotte Lysès as Madame Tupin - La belle-mère
Pierre Finaly as L'avocat
Marcel Maupi as Le garde du corps
Jacques Bousquet as L'oncle d'Amérique
Georges Paulais as Le docteur Paulard
Mila Parély as Antoinette - La bonne de Nancy
Pierre Piérade as Le président du tribunal
Mansuelle as L'huissier
Lucienne Masset as La nourrice
Madeleine Milhaud as Madame Achille Beaugérard
Paul Velsa as Le contrôleur des passeports
Geneviève Sorya as La poule du garde du corps
Three Notes Singers as Trio chantant à Brighton
Jean Tissier as Roberdet
René Génin as L'encaustiqueur
Germaine Aussey as Nancy Le Bail
Émile Genevois as Le gamin
Albert Malbert as Le barman
Jane Pierson as La directrice du bureau de placement
Yvonne Yma as Une dame au tribunal
References
Bibliography
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
The Brighton Twins at IMDb