The Man in Evening Clothes

The Man in Evening Clothes (French:Un homme en habit) is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by René Guissart, in his directorial debut,^[1] and starring Fernand Gravey, Diana and Suzy Vernon.^[2][3] It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris. A Spanish-language version A Gentleman in Tails was also released the same year.

The Man in Evening Clothes
Directed by	René Guissart
Written by	Yves Mirande (play) André Picard (play) John McDermott Saint-Granier
Starring	Fernand Gravey Diana Suzy Vernon
Music by	Charles Borel-Clerc Lionel Cazaux Casimir Oberfeld
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 26, 1931 (1931-06-26)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	French

The film adapts L'Homme en habit, a play by Yves Mirande and André Picard.^[4]

It is presumably lost.^[5]

Cast

• Fernand Gravey as André de Lussanges
• Diana as Gaby
• Suzy Vernon as Germaine de Lussanges
• Pola Illéry as Totoche
• Pierre Etchepare as Pierre d'Allouville
• Louis Baron fils as L'huissier Buffetaut
• Jany Holt as Ninette
• Paul Pauley as Le valet de chambre
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir
• Alexandre Dréan
• Marc-Hély
• Pierrette Caillol
• Marcel Carpentier
• Georges Bever
• Henry Prestat
• Georges Cahuzac
• Charlotte Martens
• Henri Vilbert
• Christian Argentin
• Francis Mérey
• Poussard
• Henri Trévoux
• André Pollack
• Henri Jullien
• Henri de Livry

Reception

In 1932, Hebdo-film found it was "one of the best films of the year".^[6]