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Zaza (1939 film) 
Summary
Zaza is a 1939 American romantic drama film made by Paramount Pictures, and directed by George Cukor. The screenplay was written by Zoë Akins, based on the play Zaza. The music score is by Frederick Hollander. The film stars Claudette Colbert (who had replaced Isa Miranda) and Herbert Marshall.
| Zaza | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Screenplay by | Zoë Akins Jules Furthman (uncredited) |
| Based on | Zaza by Pierre Berton and Charles Simon |
| Produced by | Albert Lewin |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Herbert Marshall Bert Lahr Helen Westley Constance Collier Genevieve Tobin Walter Catlett |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The story was filmed by Paramount in a 1915 version with Pauline Frederick, and previously remade in 1923 with Gloria Swanson.[1]
Plot edit
A glamorous female singer has an affair with a married man.
Cast edit
- Claudette Colbert as Zaza
- Herbert Marshall as Dufresne
- Bert Lahr as Cascart
- Helen Westley as Anais
- Constance Collier as Nathalie
- Genevieve Tobin as Florianne
- Walter Catlett as Marlardot
- Ann E. Todd as Toto
- Rex O'Malley as Bussy
- Ernest Cossart as Marchand
- Rex Evans as Michelin
- Robert Fischer as Pierre
- Janet Waldo as Simone
- Dorothy Tree as Madame Dufresne
- Duncan Renaldo as Animal trainer
References edit
- ^ Carr, Larry (1970). Four Fabulous Faces: Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich. Penguin Books. p. 40.
External links edit
- Zaza at IMDb
- Zaza at the TCM Movie Database
- Zaza at AllMovie
