Two Doves (French: Aux deux colombes) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Pauline Carton, Lana Marconi, and Marguerite Pierry.[ Bernard & Paucard p.198] It was based on a play of the same title by Guitry.[Goble p.199] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by art director Louis Le Barbenchon.
Synopsis
The respectable Jean-Pierre Walter is warned by
telephone one day that he has a big surprise coming. It turns out to be his first wife Marie-Jeanne, long thought dead in
South America, who happens to be the sister of his second wife Marie-Thérèse.
Cast
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Sacha Guitry as Maitre Jean-Pierre Walter
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Lana Marconi as La grande duchesse Christine
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Marguerite Pierry as Marie-Jeanne - la première épouse
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Pauline Carton as Angèle - la servante
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Suzanne Dantès as Marie-Thérèse - la deuxième épouse
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Robert Seller as Charles - le valet de chambre
Bibliography
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Bernard, André & Paucard, Alain. Sacha Guitry. L'AGE D'HOMME, 2002.
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Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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