The Little Cafe (1919 film)

The Little Cafe
Ad for the 1920 American release
Directed by	Raymond Bernard
Written by	Tristan Bernard (play) Henri Diamant-Berger Max Linder Raymond Bernard
Starring	Max Linder Armand Bernard Joffre Wanda Lyon
Production company	Pathé
Distributed by	Pathé
Release dates	19 December 1919
Running time	55 min.
Country	France
Language	Silent (French intertitles)

The Little Cafe (French: Le petit café) is a 1919 French silent comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Max Linder, Armand Bernard and Joffre. It was based on the 1911 play The Little Cafe by Tristan Bernard.^[1]

Synopsis

After inheriting a large sum of money, a Parisian waiter has to keep working in a cafe to honour his contract to his unscrupulous employer. While working there he falls in love with his employer's daughter.

Cast

Max Linder as Albert
Armand Bernard as Bouzin
Joffre as Philibert
Wanda Lyon as Yvonne
Flavienne Merindol as Edwige
Halma as Bigredon
Major Heitner as Pianiste Tzigane
Andrée Barelly as Bérangère d'Aquitaine
Henri Debain as Le plongeur

References

↑ Bradley p. 118

Bibliography

Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography Of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland, 2004.

External links

The Little Cafe at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Raymond Bernard

The Little Cafe (1919) Le secret de Rosette Lambert (1920) Le Miracle des loups (1924) The Chess Player (1927) Tarakanova (1930) Wooden Crosses (1932) Les Misérables (1934) Love Cavalcade (1940) Judgement of God (1952)

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