Departure (1931 film)

Departure (French: Partir) is a 1931 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jean Marchat, Simone Cerdan and Gaby Basset. It was based on a novel by Roland Dorgelès.^[1] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Departure
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Maurice Tourneur
Based on	Departure by Roland Dorgelès
Produced by	Bernard Natan Émile Natan
Starring	Jean Marchat Simone Cerdan Gaby Basset
Cinematography	Georges Benoît Henri Barreyre
Edited by	Jacques Tourneur
Music by	Roland Manuel
Production company	Pathé-Natan
Distributed by	Pathé-Natan
Release date	14 September 1931 (1931-09-14)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

An opera singer travelling with her company on a passenger ship for a tour of French Indochina, encounters a mysterious young man who she falls in love with.

Cast

• Jean Marchat as Jacques Largy
• Simone Cerdan as Florence Bernard
• Ginette d'Yd as Odette Nicolai
• Gaby Basset as Carmen
• Charles Prince as Le comique
• Fichel as Prater
• Gaston Mauger as Félix, le directeur
• Georges Paulais as Le docteur
• Charles Barrois as Le commissaire de bord
• Jacques Anderson as Le lieutenant blond
• Lugné-Poe as Daniel Garrot
• Hélène Robert as Micaella
• Christiane Tourneur as Musette
• Mary Ganesco as Madame Pascalin