Sins of Youth (French: Péchés de jeunesse) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Lise Delamare and Monique Joyce.[1] It was produced by the German-backed Continental Films.[2] It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Sins of Youth
Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byMichel Duran
Charles Spaak
Albert Valentin
Produced byAlfred Greven
StarringHarry Baur
Lise Delamare
Monique Joyce
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Music byHenri Sauguet
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Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date
  • 16 November 1941 (1941-11-16)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Monsieur Lacalade an aging millionaire thinks of the three sons and their three separate mothers he abandoned decades before. He sets out on a quest to find them and reconnect.

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References

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  1. ^ Waldman p.159
  2. ^ Leteux p.80

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
  • Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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