The Messenger (1937)
1h 38m
Running Time
September 2, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Nick, a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie, but is prevented from success in France so travels without his wife to an African outpost. He tells his young assistant Gilbert about his wife. When Gilbert takes sick and returns to Paris, he begins to fall in love with Marie.
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Cast & Crew.
Gaby Morlay
Marie
Jean Gabin
Nick Dange
Mona Goya
Pierrette
Maurice Escande
Géo
Henri Guisol
Jack
Raymond Rouleau
Director
Pierre Alcover
Morel
Ernest Ferny
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The Messenger (French: Le messager, or also known as Messenger Boy) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin and Mona Goya. It was based on a play by Henri Bernstein. Morlay reprised her role while Victor Francen, who had played the male lead on stage, was replaced by Gabin.
It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's art direction was by Eugène Lourié.