Charming Boys (French: Charmants Garçons) is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Zizi Jeanmaire, Daniel Gélin and Henri Vidal. It was one of two Hollywood-style musicals made by Decoin around this time along with Folies-Bergère.[1]

Charming Boys
Directed by	Henri Decoin
Written by	Charles Spaak Dominique Fabre Etienne Périer
Produced by	Lucien Masson Georges Roitfeld Jacques Roitfeld Wladimir Roitfeld
Starring	Zizi Jeanmaire Daniel Gélin Henri Vidal
Cinematography	Pierre Montazel
Edited by	Claude Durand
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production companies	La Société des Films Sirius Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	11 December 1957
Running time	113 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It was made using Technicolor.

Synopsis

Lulu, a nightclub entertainer, has many male admirers who all turn out to be completely unreliable.

Cast

• Zizi Jeanmaire as Lulu Natier
• Daniel Gélin as Alain Cartier
• Henri Vidal as Jo, dit Kid Chabanne - le boxeur
• François Périer as Robert
• Gert Fröbe as Edmond Petersen
• Marie Daëms as Germaine
• Renaud Mary as Henri
• Anne Carrère as Lili
• Albert Médina as Le client volé au palace palace
• René Alié as Le policier au théâtre
• Marius David as Le maître d'hôtel du relais
• André Chanu as Le speaker
• Jacques Morlaine as Un inspecteur
• Jacques Dhéry as Un agent
• Jean Degrave as Le célibataire
• Madeleine Suffel a sAlice - l'habilleuse
• Yves Barsacq as Le détective de l'hôtel
• Jean Lara as Le célibataire
• Pierre Mirat as Un brigadier
• Alain Nobis as Le commissaire à Cannes
• Jean-Pierre Marielle as Le chef de la réception à l'hôtel de Deauville
• Madeleine Lambert as Madame Micoulin
• Jacques Berthier as André Noblet
• Gil Vidal as Max, le gigolo
• Jacques Dacqmine as Charles

References

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Charming Boys at IMDb

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