Direct to the heart (1932)

Synopsis

Kid Marc, an honest boxer, is the victim of his crooked manager, Cassebois, and of a “cocotte”. His cousin, Clairette, succeeds by her disinterested love to tear him away from this environment. He runs away with her.

Technical data

• Genre: Drama
• Duration: 104 minutes
• Director: Roger Lion and Alexandre Arnaudy
• Screenplay: Marcel Pagnol and Paul Nivoix after their play
• Photography : Enzo Riccioni, Jaque Catelain
• Set design : Aimé Bazin
• Music : Pierre Monté
• Sound: Merguir Bardisbanian
• Editing : Marcel Cravenne (Marcel Cohen)
• Production: P.J. de Venloo
• Production company: Europa Films

Distribution

• Jacques Maury: Kid Marc
• Suzanne Rissler: Régina
• Nicole Ray: Clairette
• Alexandre Arnaudy: César Cannebois
• Gustave Libeau: Golding
• Charles Cuvillier: Tube
• Paul Demange: Prosper
• Lily Fairlie: Elisa
• Pierre Juvenet: a journalist
• Jean d’Yd: a journalist
• Max Maxudian: Dr. Bernard
• André Numès Fils: an officer
• Louis Lavata: an officer
• Maxime Léry: the radio reporter
• Félix Poulot: Émile
• Henri Lévêque: the bon vivant
• Michael Stuart: the referee
• Leo Mora: the broker
• Paul Marthès: Rodibois
• Pierre Provins