Hélène
movie
Released October 17, 1936
Overview
Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).
Cast
Madeleine Renaud
as
Hélène Wilfur
Jean-Louis Barrault
as
Pierre Régnier
Constant Rémy
as
Professor Amboise
Héléna Manson
as
Valérie
Odette Joyeux
as
Françoise
Robert Le Vigan
as
Doctor Regnier
Georges Bever
as
The lab boy
Jeanne Helbling
as
Yvonne Amboise
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Blanche Peyrens
as
The doctor
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Greta Buelens
as
Totoche
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Marguerite Daulboys
as
The widow
René Dary
as
Marcel
