The French Way (1940)
Fausse Alerte
Cabaret star Zazu intervenes when young lovers are sundered by their parents' feud.
- Date of release
- 1940-11-01
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy
- Director
- Jacques de Baroncelli
Casting
- Josephine Baker — Zazu Clarion
- Micheline Presle — Claire Ancelot
- Georges Marchal — Bernard Dalban
- Raymond Aimos — Honoré Petru
- Jean Tissier — Grégoire
- Gabrielle Dorziat — Madame Ancelot
- Saturnin Fabre — Monsieur Dalban
- Marguerite Pierry — Mademoiselle Espérajou
- Lucien Baroux — Léon
- Yves Deniaud — Le journaliste
- Palmyre Levasseur — La patronne du bistrot
- Georges Paulais
Interesting facts
False Alarm is a 1940 romantic comedy drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Lucien Baroux, Micheline Presle, Josephine Baker and Saturnin Fabre The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne and Eugène Lourié. It was filmed during the Phony War before the German Invasion. Delays to its release meant it was not given a full French premiere until 1945. It is also known as The French Way the alternative title it was later released under in the United States in 1952, with advertising heavily featuring American-born star Baker.
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