# The Coquelet Affair

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1935 film

The Coquelet Affair Directed by Jean Gourguet Written by Jean Périne Produced by Charles-Félix Tavano Jean Gourguet Starring Marcel Lévesque Alice Tissot Paul Pauley Cinematography Christian Matras Music by Charles Ferret Production company Synchro-Ciné Release date 8 March 1935 (1935-03-08) Running time 87 minutes Country France Language French

***The Coquelet Affair*** (French: ***L'affaire Coquelet***) is a 1935 French [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Jean Gourguet](/source/Jean_Gourguet) and starring [Marcel Lévesque](/source/Marcel_L%C3%A9vesque), [Alice Tissot](/source/Alice_Tissot) and [Paul Pauley](/source/Paul_Pauley).[1][2][3] The film was shot at the Courbevoie Studios in Paris. It was an early film role for the [Corsican](/source/Corsicans) singer [Tino Rossi](/source/Tino_Rossi).

## Synopsis

Monsieur Coquelet is a keen [collector](/source/Collecting) of historical [garters](/source/Garter). When he discovers that the most valuable item in his collection is missing, he calls out both the police and the [gendarmerie](/source/National_Gendarmerie) to hunt down the thief.

## Cast

- [Marcel Lévesque](/source/Marcel_L%C3%A9vesque) as Monsieur Coquelet

- [Alice Tissot](/source/Alice_Tissot) as Hortense Coquelet

- [Paul Pauley](/source/Paul_Pauley) as Piedalouette

- Vivian Grey as Colette

- [Robert Le Vigan](/source/Robert_Le_Vigan) as Poireau, le jardinier

- [Fernand René](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fernand_Ren%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1) as Moulard

- [Albert Duvaleix](/source/Albert_Duvaleix) as Le commissaire

- Violette Jordens as La femme de chambre

- [Jane Pierson](/source/Jane_Pierson) as Léontine, la cuisinière

- [Tino Rossi](/source/Tino_Rossi) as Jean Clairval

- [Monette Dinay](/source/Monette_Dinay) as Justine

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Crisp p.400

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Rège p.458

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["L'Affaire Coquelet de Jean Gourguet (1934) - Unifrance"](https://www.unifrance.org/film/36902/l-affaire-coquelet).

## Bibliography

- Crisp, Colin. *French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939*. Indiana University Press, 2015.

- Rège, Philippe. *Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1*. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

## External links

- [*The Coquelet Affair*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178222/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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