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The Girl in the Taxi is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Frances Day, Henri Garat and Lawrence Grossmith.[1] It was based on the stage musical The Girl in the Taxi and was part of a trend of operetta films produced during the decade.

The Girl in the Taxi
Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by	Frederick Gotfurt Austin Melford Val Valentine
Based on	The Girl in the Taxi by Frederick Fenn and Arthur Wimperis
Produced by	Curtis Bernhardt Eugène Tucherer
Starring	Frances Day Henri Garat Lawrence Grossmith
Cinematography	Roy Clark
Edited by	Ray Pitt
Music by	Jean Gilbert
Production company	British Unity Pictures
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	3 September 1937
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was shot at Ealing Studios in London.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. A separate French-language version Chaste Susanne was shot at the same time by Berthomieu, with Henri Garat being the only actor to appear in both versions.

Synopsis

In Paris the head of a purity league is in fact leading a far from model lifestyle.

Cast

• Frances Day as Suzanne Pommarel
• Henri Garat as René Boislurette
• Lawrence Grossmith as Baron des Aubrais
• Jean Gillie as Jacqueline
• Mackenzie Ward as Hubert
• John Deverell as Emile Pomarel
• Helen Haye as Delphine
• Ben Field as Dominique
• Albert Whelan as Alexis
• Laurence Hanray as Charencey
• Joan Kemp-Welch as Suzanne Dupont

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Girl in the Taxi at IMDb

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