Inspiration (1931)


Inspiration
Release Date31 January 1931
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMelodrama
ThemesRomantic Betrayal
TonesTearjerking, Tense
TagsArtist, Composer, Love, May December Romance, Model, Prostitute/prostitution, Romance, Sculptor

Inspiration is a 1931 English language film adapted from the Alphonse Daudet short novel Sappho (1884). It was adapted by Gene Markey, directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Irving Thalberg. The cinematography was by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Yvonne Valbret

André Montell

Raymond Delval

Marthe, Yvonne's Maid

Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

Uncle Julian Montell

M. Vignaud

Madeleine Dorety

Aunt Pauline

Liane Latour

Gaby

Paul McAllister
Jouvet, the Artist

Gavarni

Galand, the Writer

Madeleine's Mother

Sidney Bracey
Waiter with Coffee and Cream Pitchers

Madeleine's Father

Fletcher Norton
Masher in Sidewalk Cafe

Director

Writer

uncredited

James Forbes
uncredited

Producer

producer

producer

Original Music

William Axt
-

Cinematographer

Editor

Conrad A. Nervig
-

Art Director

Costume Designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Charles Dorian
assistant director

Sound Department

recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

Milton Brown
still photographer

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.






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