Mother Love (1938 film)

Mother Love (French: La chaleur du sein) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Michel Simon, Arletty and Gabrielle Dorziat. It was based on a play by André Birabeau.

It was shot at Pathe's Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis
The eighteen-year-old son of a celebrated, widowed archaeologist attempts to commit suicide while his father is away on an expedition in Egypt due to being spurned by a cabaret performer. His three prospective stepmothers all gather at his bedside, each demonstrating a possessive attitude.

Cast

 * Michel Simon as Michel Quercy
 * Arletty as Bernadette Mezin
 * Gabrielle Dorziat as Adrienne
 * Pierre Larquey as Raoul Dalaciaud - le patron de Gilbert
 * Jean Pâqui as Gilbert Quercy
 * Jeanne Lion as Mathilde
 * Jane Loury as Augustine
 * Monique Joyce as Joan Bouvreuil
 * Gisèle Préville as La jeune fille
 * Andrée Prévot as La jolie passagère
 * Henri Vilbert as Le barman du paquebot
 * François Périer as Batilly
 * Marguerite Moreno as L'Américaine sur le paquebot