The Cupid Club (French: Bal Cupidon) is a 1949 comedy crime film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Yves Vincent.[1] It was shot during 1948, but released the following year. It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Delfau.

The Cupid Club
Directed by	Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Written by	Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by	Francis Cosne Georges Dancigers Lucien Masson Alexandre Mnouchkine
Starring	Pierre Blanchar Simone Renant Yves Vincent
Cinematography	René Gaveau
Edited by	Raymond Leboursier
Music by	Jean Marion
Production companies	La Société des Films Sirius Les Films Ariane
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	18 May 1949 (1949-05-18)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Flip, an amateur detective is arrested for speeding and is prosecuted by the lawyer Isabelle and convicted. When shortly afterwards a man is murdered the two join forces to investigate. Much of the mystery surrounds a nightclub Bal Cupidon whose owner was having an affair with the dead man's wife.

Cast

• Pierre Blanchar as Flip
• Simone Renant as Isabelle
• Yves Vincent as Morezzi
• Marcelle Praince as Mme Chanut
• Suzanne Dantès as Mme Delacroix
• Henri Crémieux as Cresat
• Maria Mauban as Anne-Marie
• René Blancard as Turnier
• André Bervil as Tonio
• Marion Tourès as Christine
• Germaine Michel as Clémence
• François Joux as Gratien
• Pierre Juvenet as Le président Chanut
• Albert Michel as Le gardien
• Janine Miller as L'annonceuse
• Yvonne Ménard as La danseuse
• Odette Barencey as La cuisinière
• Henry Murray as Le commissaire
• André Wasley as Victor
• Christiane Delacroix as La bonne
• Henri Niel as Le directeur de la prison
• Christian Duvaleix as Le photographe
• Julien Maffre as Un monsieur

References

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Cupid Club at IMDb

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