The Flame of New Orleans (1941)


The Flame of New Orleans
Release Date24 April 1941
GenreRomance, History, Comedy, Adventure
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLouisiana, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
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The Flame of New Orleans is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by René Clair. It was nominated an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Martin Obzina, Jack Otterson and Russell A. Gausman.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Countess Claire Ledoux, aka Lili

Bruce Cabot
Robert Latour

Roland Young
Charles Giraud

Mischa Auer
Zolotov

Andy Devine
Andrew, The First Sailor

Frank Jenks
Second Sailor

Eddie Quillan
Third Sailor

Theresa Harris
Clementine, Claire's Maid

Clarence Muse
Samuel, Carriage Driver

Melville Cooper
Brother-in-Law

Anne Revere
Giraud's Sister

Bob Evans
William

Emily Fitzroy
Giraud's Cousin Amelia

Virginia Sale
Giraud's Cousin Clarissa

Dorothy Adams
Giraud's Cousin Sybil

Gitta Alpar
Opera Singer

Anthony Marlowe
Opera Singer

Ted Billings
Fisherman

Barbara Brewster
Girl with Zolotov

Gloria Brewster
Girl with Zolotov

Jess Lee Brooks
First Black Man at Opera

Dorothy Darrell
Minor Role

Joe Devlin
Fourth Sailor

Lowell Drew
Party Guest

Virginia Engels
Minor Role

Rex Evans
Burly, Giraud's Butler

Bess Flowers
Party Guest

Joel Fluellen
Servant

Jennifer Gray
Party Guest

James Guilfoyle
Man on Dock

Reed Hadley
Party Guest

Eddie Hall
Man Listening to Tall Tale

Sam Harris
Party Guest

Riley Hill
Party Guest

Shemp Howard
Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter

Lois Lindsay
Young Girl

Billy Mitchell
Second Black Man at Opera

Frank Moran
Sailor in Oyster Bed Cafe

Robert Paige
Voice of Opening off-screen Narrator

Tony Paton
Waiter bumped by Claire

Herbert Rawlinson
Party Guest

Jack Raymond
Sailor

Gus Schilling
Couturier

Larry Steers
Street Gala Reveler

Frank Sully
Oyster Bed Cafe Waiter

Charlotte Treadway
Party Guest

Mary Treen
Party Guest

Janet Warren
Minor Role

Poppy Wilde
Party Guest

Director

René Clair

Writer

Norman Krasna

René Clair
uncredited

Producer

René Clair
producer

Joe Pasternak
producer

Original Music

Frank Skinner
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Cinematographer

Rudolph Maté
-

Editor

Frank Gross
-

Art Director

Jack Otterson
-

Set Decorator

Russell A. Gausman

Costume Designer

René Hubert

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Phil Karlson
assistant director

Art Department

Martin Obzina
associate art director

Sound Department

Bernard B. Brown
sound supervisor

Robert Pritchard
sound technician

Music Department

Charles Previn
musical director

George Parrish
composer: stock music

Sam Perry
composer: stock music

Other Crew

Vincent Mahoney
unit publicity writer

Production Company

Universal Pictures

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Film Classics

Universal Studios Home Video

Universal Pictures Benelux

Universal Pictures Vidéo

Universal Home Entertainment

Universal

Indies Home Entertainment