Be Beautiful But Shut Up
{{Short description|1958 French comedy film by Marc Allégret}}
{{Other uses|Sois belle et tais-toi (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Be Beautiful But Shut Up
| image = Sois-belle-et-tais-toi-poster_95884_840.jpg
| caption =
| producer = Raymond Eger
| director = Marc Allégret
| writer = Marc Allégret
William Benjamin
adaptation
Marc Allegret
Gabriel Arout
Odette Joyeux
Jean Marsan
Roger Vadim
dialogue
Jean Marsan
| based_on =
| starring = Mylène Demongeot
Henri Vidal
| music = Jean Wiener
| cinematography = Armand Thirard
| editing = Suzanne de Troeye
| studio =
| distributor = Les Films Corona
| released = {{Film date|1958}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
}}
Be Beautiful But Shut Up ({{langx|fr|Sois belle et tais-toi}}) is a French black-and-white crime comedy film made in 1958, directed by Marc Allégret.
The film features Alain Delon and Jean Paul Belmondo in early roles as members of a gang.Top Sex Symbols of French Films Feud at Drop of Hat
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It was also known as Blonde for Danger.BLONDE FOR DANGER "(Sois belle et tais-toi)"
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 26, Iss. 300, (Jan 1, 1959): 9.
Plot
The protagonist, played by Mylène Demongeot, is a teenage female orphan who after escaping from her detention center joins a gang of Parisian burglars, but then by coincidence meets a young police inspector (played by Henri Vidal) with whom she falls in love, marries and starts a decent life.
The story shows how her former acquaintances from the criminal milieu become suspects in a jewel robbery.
Cast
- Mylène Demongeot as Virginie Dumayet
- Henri Vidal as Insp. Jean Morel
- Darry Cowl as Insp. Jérôme
- Béatrice Altariba as Olga Babitcheff
- Roger Hanin as Charlemagne
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Pierrot
- Alain Delon as Loulou
- Robert Dalban as Insp. Gotterat
- François Darbon as Gino
- Gabrielle Fontan as Grand-mère de Jean
- René Lefèvre as Raphaël
Production
Filming took place from December 1957 to February 1958.
Reception
The film recorded admissions of 1,904,380 in France.{{cite web|website=Box Office Story|title=Be Beautiful But Shut Up|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-alain-delon-c22669761/3}} This made it the 44th most popular film of the year.{{cite web|website=Box Office Story|title=1958 French Box Office|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/france-1958-c22750217}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0052211}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505000946/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b6568ab Be Beautiful But Shut Up] at BFI
- [http://www.lefilmguide.com/review/sois-belle-et-tais-toi-1958.html Film page]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Le Film Guide
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Category:French crime comedy films
Category:Films directed by Marc Allégret
Category:Films scored by Jean Wiener
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