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Film / 1951
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Directed by
Christian Stengel
In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged beauty contest whose winner will be Françoise, Martineau's young mistress. However, there are other comely contestants among whom Christiane, the daughter of a general, Jackie, an unemployed actress, Colette, the daughter of a distiller and Marie, a secretary engaged to serious-minded construction foreman Robert. So, will things turn out exactly the way Martineau and Gabory want them...?
The story
In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged beauty contest whose winner will be Françoise, Martineau's young mistress. However, there are other comely contestants among whom Christiane, the daughter of a general, Jackie, an unemployed actress, Colette, the daughter of a distiller and Marie, a secretary engaged to serious-minded construction foreman Robert. So, will things turn out exactly the way Martineau and Gabory want them...?
Cast
Nadine AlariMarie Charmy
Françoise ArnoulFrançoise
Paul BernardMartineau
Claude BorelliCompetitor
Marc CassotRobert
Jacques CastelotGabory, the president
Henri CrémieuxBalbec de la Morlière
Nicole FrancisColette Dumont
Jacqueline GauthierJacqueline "Jackie" Tessier
Henri Beaulieu
Renée GrisierA mother
Paulette LanglaisPaulette
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Mag-AvrilA mother
Henri MarchandMayor of Royat
Renaud MaryAlberto
Robert MoorMember of the circle
María RiquelmeChristiane Thomas
Maurice RégameyGeorges
Max RévolLoiseau
Louis SeignerMonsieur Dumont
Solange SicardA mother
Madeleine BarbuléeAgency Secretary (uncredited)
Marius DavidImpresario (uncredited)
Robert VattierProsecutor Paul Thomas
Hubert de LapparentCarnot (uncredited)
Andrée Florence(uncredited)
Nicole FrantzCompetitor (uncredited)
Jeanne Hardeyn(uncredited)
Jean HébeyDirector of the newspaper France Presse (uncredited)
Joëlle JaninCompetitor (uncredited)
Maud LamyCompetitor (uncredited)
Palmyre Levasseur(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Lorrain(uncredited)
Christiane MayoCompetitor (uncredited)
Liane Morice(uncredited)
Jean-Paul Moulinot(uncredited)
Yannick Muller(uncredited)
Christiane NussbaumCompetitor (uncredited)
Nadine OlivierCompetitor (uncredited)
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