The Beautiful Adventure (French: La Belle aventure) is a 1942 French romantic comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle and Louis Jourdan. It is based on 1913 play of the same name by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand.
Plot
On her wedding day, a young bride takes off with her cousin, who she has always loved.
Cast
Claude Dauphin as Valentin Le Barroyer
Micheline Presle as Françoise Pimbrache
Louis Jourdan as André d'Éguzon
Gisèle Pascal as Hélène de Trévillac
Suzanne Dehelly as Madame d'Éguzon
André Brunot as Le comte d'Éguzon
Berthe Bovy as Madame de Trévillac
Aquistapace as L'oncle
Pauline Carton as Jeantine
Géo Dorlys as Fouque
Danièle Girard as Monique
Production
The film was shot in September–October 1942 in Nice. However it was not released until after the Liberation of France due to the ban on the films of Claude Dauphin after he joined the Free French.
See also
The Beautiful Adventure (1917) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, German) The Beautiful Adventure (1932, French)