The Pont-Biquet Family

The Pont-Biquet Family
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Suzette Desty Henri Vendresse
Based on	The Pont-Biquet Family by Alexandre Bisson
Produced by	Henri Ullmann
Starring	Gina Manès Armand Bernard Paul Pauley
Cinematography	Willy Faktorovitch
Edited by	André Versein
Music by	Casimir Oberfeld
Production company	D.U. Films
Distributed by	Les Films Paramount
Release date	20 September 1935 (1935-09-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Pont-Biquet Family (French: La famille Pont-Biquet) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Gina Manès, Armand Bernard and Paul Pauley.^[1] It is based on the 1897 play of the same title by Alexandre Bisson.^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.

The Pont-Biquet is headed my a judge and his domineering wife. Their two daughters and son-in-law try to get round the elder generation.

• Gina Manès as Carmen
• Armand Bernard as La Reynette
• Paul Pauley as Monsieur Pont-Biquet - juge d'instruction
• Jacqueline Daix as Gabrielle
• Jacques de Féraudy as Dagobert
• Claude Lehmann as Jacques Dubois
• Pierre Stéphen as Toupance
• Alice Tissot as Madame Pont-Biquet

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

• The Pont-Biquet Family at IMDb

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