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Azaïs
Azaïs
Directed by	René Hervil
Written by	Pierre Maudru
Based on	Azaïs by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil
Produced by	Jacques Haïk
Starring	Max Dearly ; Simone Rouvière ; Jeanne Saint-Bonnet
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre ; Armand Thirard
Music by	Victor Alix ; Henri Verdun
Production; company	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed by	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Release date	22 May 1931;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Azaïs is a 1931 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Max Dearly, Simone Rouvière and Jeanne Saint-Bonnet.^[1] It is based on a play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

An unsuccessful piano teacher has suffered what he believes to be thirty five year of bad luck. He becomes convinced by the philosopher Azaïs that this will inevitably be followed by thirty five years of good luck. His professional and romantic fortunes rapidly take an upward turn.

Cast

Max Dearly as Baron Wurtz
Simone Rouvière as Suzette Wurtz
Jeanne Saint-Bonnet as Comtesse Romani
Pierre Stéphen as Félix Borneret
Gaston Dupray as Luquin
Henriette Delannoy as Baronne Wurtz
Vahlia Graham as Lady Hamilton
Suzy Pierson as Gabrielle Avize
Paulette Duvernet as La caissière
Leda Ginelly as La danseuse
Henry Houry as Fogson
Robert Pizani as Stromboli
Paul Clerget as Constantinovitch
Berni as Le roi de Moldavie

References

^ Bessy & Chirat p.109
^ Goble p.38

Bibliography

Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.