France / Jan 10, 1939
Girls in Distress (1939)
Directed by G.W. Pabst
1h 30minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claude Lehmann | |
| Gaston Jacquet | Le père d'Amélie |
| Georges Jamin | Le beau-père d'Amélie |
| Merly | |
| Marcel Lupovici | Morel |
| Pierre Nay | |
| Christiane Ribes | La mère d'Amélie |
| Noëlle Norman | Une élève de la pension |
| Sinoël | Le concierge du théâtre |
| Paulette Élambert | Denise Tarrand |
| Gabrielle Robinne | Le mère d'Yvette |
| Pierre Bertin | Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle |
| Arthur Devère | Le père d'Alice |
| Nane Germon | Ernestine |
| Robert Pizani | Monsieur Tarrand |
| Milly Mathis | La mère d'Alice |
| Margo Lion | La mère de Thérèse |
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| Marguerite Moreno | Madame Vuilliard |
| Jean Aquistapace | Ternier, le ministre de la justice |
| Liliane Barnassin | |
| Hélène Bellanger | |
| Ariane Borg | Une élève de la pension |
| Victoria Carletti | Une élève de la pension |
| Jacqueline Daniel | |
| Monique Dantis | |
| Marguerite de Morlaye | |
| Genevieve Dorlane | Madame Tarrand |
| Antoinette Ferlay | |
| Michel François | Michel Mortier |
| René Génin | Le concierge du ministère |
| Madeleine Lebeau | Une élève de la pension |
| Rosine Luguet | Une élève de la pension |
| Mlle Malakowsky | Amélie |
| Robert Manuel | Robert |
| Marthe Mellot | Mademoiselle Jeanne |
| Christiane Rombaldo | |
| Germaine Stainval | |
| Monique Thibaut | Une élève de la pension |
| Solange Turenne | |
| Génia Vaury | |
| Georges Vitray | |
| Yvonne Yma | L'habilleuse de Pola |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jeunes filles en détresse |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 10 gennaio 1939 |
| Writer | Christa Winsloe, Peter Quinn, Jean Bernard-Luc, Tristan Bernard |
| Editing | Louisette Hautecœur |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber, Roger Forster |
| Assistant directors | G.W. Pabst |
| Camera operators | Michel Kelber, Roger Forster |
| Additional photography | Michel Kelber, Roger Forster |
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