Bux the Clown

1935 film
  • 17 March 1935 (1935-03-17)
Running time
90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Bux the Clown (French: Le clown Bux) is a 1935 French drama film directed by Jacques Natanson and starring Henri Rollan, Pierre Larquey and Suzy Vernon.[1][2] It was based on the novel Bux by Hans Mahner-Mons, later adapted for the 1937 British film Make-Up. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Cast

  • Henri Rollan as Pierre Buxeuil alias le clown Bux
  • Pierre Larquey as Le clown Boum
  • Suzy Vernon as Nicole de Prastelny
  • Lilian Greuze as Monique Daumier
  • Jean Debucourt as Brissac
  • Gaston Modot as Benson
  • Hélène Robert as Nelly
  • Sylvia Nancey as La maîtresse de Vegas
  • Camille Bert as Monsieur de Prastelny
  • Max Maxudian as Djambie
  • Joan Warner as La danseuse nue
  • Joë Hamman as Rancho - un cow boy
  • Joe Alex as Tom
  • Jérôme Goulven as Vegas
  • Jean Fay as Lorenzo
  • Jacques Mattler as Le juge français
  • Louis Gauthier as Le juge américain
  • Tony Murcie as Valentin

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.94
  2. ^ Crisp p.403

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Bux the Clown at IMDb


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