Francis the First (film)

Francis the First (French: François Premier) is a 1937 French historical comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Mona Goya and Alexandre Rignault.^[1][2] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

Francis the First
Directed by	Christian-Jaque
Written by	Paul Fékété
Produced by	Jules Calamy
Starring	Fernandel Mona Goya Alexandre Rignault
Cinematography	Marcel Lucien
Edited by	André Versein
Music by	René Sylviano
Production company	Productions Calamy
Distributed by	Gray-Film
Release date	17 February 1937 (1937-02-17)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Honorin is the stage manager at a theatre featuring a play set during the reign of Francis I. When an actor is indisposed, he has to step into his role and suffers badly from stage fright. A colleague attempts to use hypnotism to calm his nerves, but instead he falls into a trance and transported several hundred years back in time. Knowing what is to come, he is able to predict the future, which soon leads to accusations of witchcraft.

Cast

• Fernandel as Honorin
• Mona Goya as Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
• Alexandre Rignault as Henri VIII
• Henri Bosc as Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
• Aimé Simon-Girard as François 1er
• Alice Tissot as Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
• Charles Lemontier as La Palice
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Cagliostro
• Jean Sinoël as Le Fantôme
• René Génin as Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
• Henri Valbel as Le Padre
• Paul Delon as Duc de Montmorency
• Jean Marconi as Lautrec
• Nicolas Amato as Le Chevalier Bayard
• Jacques Vitry as Le Héraut
• Jeanne Lamy as Duchesse de Montmorency
• Claire Saint-Hilaire as Madame de Monchenut