The Train for Venice (play)
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| Written by | Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil |
| Date premiered | 16 December 1937 |
| Place premiered | Théâtre Saint-Georges, Paris |
| Original language | French |
| Genre | Comedy |
The Train for Venice (French: Le train pour Venise) is a 1937 comedy play by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. A farce, it premiered at the Théâtre Saint-Georges in Paris with a cast that included Verneuil, Huguette Duflos, André Alerme and Roland Armontel.
Adaptations[]
The play has been adapted into films on two occasions: a 1938 French film The Train for Venice featuring a number of the original stage cast and a 1941 Hollywood remake My Life with Caroline starring Ronald Colman and Anna Lee, with the setting switched from Paris to America.[1]
References[]
- ^ Goble p.39
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Gauteur, Claude. À propos de Louis Verneuil (1893-1952). Séguier, 2007.
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