The End of the Day
La Fin du jour
Release: 1939-03-24
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 6.6
Drama
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Regina Films
Cast
Charles Granval
as Deaubonne
Victor Vina
as (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye
as Lodger (uncredited)
Jean Aymé
as Victor
Robert Ozanne
as Administrator of the retirement home
Odette Talazac
as Singer
François Périer
as Journalist
René Lacourt
as (uncredited)
Madeleine Ozeray
as Jeannette, little maid at the café
Henri Nassiet
as Gaston Noblet
Paul Escoffier
as Ruy Gomez
Gaby André
as Danielle
Sylvie
as Madame Tusini
Gaston Jacquet
as Lacour
Camille Beuve
as Berthelin
Georges Bever
as Country-warden
Gaston Modot
as Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Marthe Chabert
Claude Benedict
as Lodger (uncredited)
Alexandre Arquillière
as Monsieur Lucien
Jean Joffre
as Philémon
Pierre Magnier
as Laroche
Marie-Hélène Dasté
as Adèle
Simone Gauthier
as Juliette
Robert Rollis
as Scout (uncredited)
Michel Simon
as Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Arthur Devère
as Stage manager
Philippe Richard
as Marshal Marmont
René Bergeron
as Récamier
Maurice Schutz
as Verneuil
Victor Francen
as Gilles Marny
Jean Coquelin
as Delormel
Louis Jouvet
as Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Louise Marquet
as Madame Marcellin
Gabrielle Fontan
as Madame Jambage
Auguste Bovério
as Vicar
Pierre Sergeol
as Props master
