It Happened on the 36 Candles

It Happened on the 36 Candles (1957)

Comedy

Rejecting the union of her daughter Brigitte with a modest worker, Madame Magnin invents an adultery for the lover, then introduces Brigitte to a good-looking man working on the famous RTF entertainment show 36 Chandelles. The show ultimately seals the reunion of the two estranged young lovers. The story features a parade of music-hall stars from the era: Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Georges Guétary, Juliette Gréco, Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, Fernand Raynaud, Georges Ulmer and many more.

Director: Henri Diamant-Berger

Casts

	Jane Sourza as Mrs. Desjardins, Minister of Youth and Sports
	Guy Bertil as Hugues, minister's nephew
	Brigitte Barbier as Brigitte Magnin
	Jacques Riberolles as Michel, Brigitte's fiancé
	Silvia Solar as Myra
	Lona Rita as Sweeper
	Max Elloy as Usher
	Paul Demange as Concierge
	René Hiéronimus as Ambroise
	Denise Kerny as Secretary
	André Gabriello as Self
	Lucien Raimbourg as Garousse
	Suzet Maïs as Mathilde Magnin, Brigitte's mother
	Aglaë as Self (uncredited)
	Andrex as Self (uncredited)
	Françoise Arnoul as Self (uncredited)
	Cécile Aubry as Self (uncredited)
	Jean-Christophe Averty as Assistant director (uncredited)
	Charles Aznavour as Self (uncredited)
	Philippe Clay as Self (uncredited)
	Jean Cocteau as Self (uncredited)
	Christian Duvaleix as Self (uncredited)
	Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Self (uncredited)
	Juliette Gréco as Self (uncredited)
	Catherine Langeais as Self (uncredited)
	Pierre Larquey as Self (uncredited)
	Odette Laure as Self (uncredited)
	Jean Nohain as Self (uncredited)
	Roger Pierre as Self (uncredited)
	Annette Poivre as Self (uncredited)
	Fernand Raynaud as Self (uncredited)
	Jean Richard as Self (uncredited)
	Jean-Marc Thibault as Self (uncredited)
	Jean Tissier as Self (uncredited)
	Charles Trenet as Self (uncredited)

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