Nightclub Hostess

{{short description|1940 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Nightclub Hostess

| image = 1940 L Entraineuse poster.jpg

| caption =

| director = Albert Valentin

| producer = Raoul Ploquin

| writer = Charles Spaak

| narrator =

| starring = Michèle Morgan

| music = Georges Van Parys

| cinematography = Günther Rittau

| editing =

| studio = Les Films Raoul Ploquin
Universum Film (UFA)

| distributor = L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)

| released = {{Film date|1940|01|11|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 min

| country = France
Germany

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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Nightclub Hostess (French title: L'Entraîneuse) is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by Albert Valentin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unifrance.org/film/7647/l-entraineuse|title=L'Entraîneuse (1938)|website=www.unifrance.org}} The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Gisèle Préville, Jeanne Lion and Fréhel.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a98c764|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323005536/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a98c764|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 23, 2019|title=L' ENTRAINEUSE (1938)|website=BFI}}

It tells the story of a hostess/call-girl who falls in love with a rich friend, whose father had tried to pick her up at the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/lentra%C3%AEneuse-v164938|title=L'entraîneuse (1938) - Albert Valentin | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}}