A Caprice of Pompadour (French: Un caprice de la Pompadour) is a 1931 French historical musical film directed by Joë Hamman and Willi Wolff and starring André Baugé, Marcelle Denya and Gaston Dupray.[1] A separate German version Madame Pompadour was also made.[2] It marked the film debut of the future star Suzy Delair.

A Caprice of Pompadour
Directed by	Joë Hamman Willi Wolff
Written by	Henri Falk [fr] Hans Rameau Willi Wolff
Produced by	Jacques Haïk Anatol Potock
Starring	André Baugé Marcelle Denya Gaston Dupray
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Music by	Eduard Künneke Rudolf Nelson Robert Stolz Alfred Strasser
Production companies	Ellen Richter Film Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Distributed by	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Release date	8 May 1931
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• André Baugé as Gaston de Méville
• Marcelle Denya as La marquise de Pompadour
• Gaston Dupray as Le marquis de l'Espinglette
• Paulette Duvernet as Madeleine Biron
• René Marjolle as Le roi Louis XV
• André Marnay as Maurepas
• Madyne Coquelet as Madame de l'Estrade
• Jean Rousselière as Marcel de Clermont
• Fernand Baer as Le baron Cerf
• Max Réjean as Un cadet
• Jacques Christiany as Le dauphin
• Suzy Delair as Une soubrette de la Pompadour
• Pierre Léaud
• Théo Tony

References

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• A Caprice of Pompadour at IMDb

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