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Film / 1952
Holiday for Henrietta
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
The story
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
Cast
Dany RobinHenriette
Michel AuclairMaurice
Hildegard KnefRita Solar
Michel RouxRobert
Louis SeignerScript Writer
Henri CrémieuxScript Writer
Micheline FranceyScript Girl
Daniel IvernelPolice Inspector Adrien Massar
Odette LaureValentine
Jeannette BattiGisèle
Paulette DubostVirginie - Henriette's mother
Alexandre RignaultHenriettea's father
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Claire GérardCharlotte
Jacques EyserA mover
Jean-Louis Le GoffA mover
Philippe OlivePaulo
Paul OettlyDestiny
Jean ClarieuxDédé
Fernand GilbertThe conductor
Georgette AnysThe florist
Anne-Marie Mersen
Liliane MaignéThe cigarette girl
Saturnin FabreAntoine - a consumer
Julien CaretteArthur - the leader
Christian ArgentinExcellence (uncredited)
Robert BalpoThe waiter (uncredited)
Paul BargeThe concierge (uncredited)
Betty BeckersA friend of the writers (uncredited)
Paul BonifasThe Newsagent (uncredited)
Thomy BourdelleThe Circus Director (uncredited)
Robert Chandeau(uncredited)
Joé DavrayA journalist (uncredited)
Gil Delamare(uncredited)
Paul DemangeA hairdresser (uncredited)
Lucien DesagneauxThe pursuit agent (uncredited)
Raymond DestacThe Spanish Tamer (uncredited)
Huguette Faget(uncredited)
Anny FloreThe Singer (uncredited)
Émile Genevois(uncredited)
René HellThe driver (uncredited)
Robert Le FortA hairdresser (uncredited)
The Melachrino StringsSingers (uncredited)
Geneviève MorelThe concierge (uncredited)
Nadine OlivierA girlfriend (uncredited)
André Philip(uncredited)
RaymoneThe souvenir seller (uncredited)
Marcel RouzéThe burglary agent (uncredited)
Alain Stume(uncredited)
Andrée Tainsy(uncredited)
Yvonne YmaThe Lady with the necklace (uncredited)
André ZibralThe murdered man (uncredited)
Don ZieglerThe American gangster (uncredited)
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