My Childish Father (1953 film)

{{short description|1953 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = My Childish Father

| image =File:My Childish Father (1953 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Léon Mathot

| producer = Jean Yatove

| writer =Léopold Marchand

| based_on = My Childish Father by Léopold Marchand

| starring =Maurice Teynac
Jean Tissier
Arlette Poirier

| music = Marceau Van Hoorebecke

| cinematography = Léonce-Henri Burel

| editing = Marity Cléris

| studio = Joëlle Films

| distributor = Les Films Marceau

| released ={{Film date|1953|07|08|df=yes}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

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My Childish Father (French: Mon gosse de père) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Maurice Teynac, Jean Tissier and Arlette Poirier.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.279 It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by Léopold Marchand which had previously been made into a 1930 film My Childish Father.Goble p.872 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis

A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/

Cast

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Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.