Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta

118 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1952

Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.

Holiday for Henrietta

118 mins | Comedy | Dec. 17, 1952

Holiday for Henrietta
Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Regina Films
Original title La Fête à Henriette
Directors Julien Duvivier
Writers Henri Jeanson, Julien Duvivier

Cast

Dany Robin

as Henriette

Michel Auclair

as Maurice

Hildegard Knef

as Rita Solar

Michel Roux

as Robert

Louis Seigner

as Script Writer

Henri Crémieux

as Script Writer

Micheline Francey

as Script Girl

Daniel Ivernel

as Police Inspector Adrien Massar

Odette Laure

as Valentine

Jeannette Batti

as Gisèle

Paulette Dubost

as Virginie - Henriette's mother

Alexandre Rignault

as Henriettea's father

Claire Gérard

as Charlotte

Jacques Eyser

as A mover

Jean-Louis Le Goff

as A mover

Philippe Olive

as Paulo

Paul Oettly

as Destiny

Jean Clarieux

as Dédé

Fernand Gilbert

as The conductor

Georgette Anys

as The florist

Liliane Maigné

as The cigarette girl

Saturnin Fabre

as Antoine - a consumer

Julien Carette

as Arthur - the leader

Christian Argentin

as Excellence (uncredited)

Robert Balpo

as The waiter (uncredited)

Paul Barge

as The concierge (uncredited)

Betty Beckers

as A friend of the writers (uncredited)

Paul Bonifas

as The Newsagent (uncredited)

Thomy Bourdelle

as The Circus Director (uncredited)

Robert Chandeau

as (uncredited)

Joé Davray

as A journalist (uncredited)

Gil Delamare

as (uncredited)

Paul Demange

as A hairdresser (uncredited)

Lucien Desagneaux

as The pursuit agent (uncredited)

Raymond Destac

as The Spanish Tamer (uncredited)

Huguette Faget

as (uncredited)

Anny Flore

as The Singer (uncredited)

Émile Genevois

as (uncredited)

René Hell

as The driver (uncredited)

Robert Le Fort

as A hairdresser (uncredited)

Michel Lemoine

as (uncredited)

The Melachrino Strings

as Singers (uncredited)

Geneviève Morel

as The concierge (uncredited)

Nadine Olivier

as A girlfriend (uncredited)

The Peter Knight Singers

as Singers (uncredited)

André Philip

as (uncredited)

Raymone

as The souvenir seller (uncredited)

Richard Raymond

as (uncredited)

Marcel Rouzé

as The burglary agent (uncredited)

Alain Stume

as (uncredited)

Andrée Tainsy

as (uncredited)

Yvonne Yma

as The Lady with the necklace (uncredited)

André Zibral

as The murdered man (uncredited)

Don Ziegler

as The American gangster (uncredited)