The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

1951
1h 50min

In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged beauty contest whose winner will be Françoise, Martineau's young mistress. However, there are other comely contestants among whom Christiane, the daughter of a general, Jackie, an unemployed actress, Colette, the daughter of a distiller and Marie, a secretary engaged to serious-minded construction foreman Robert. So, will things turn out exactly the way Martineau and Gabory want them...?

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Storyline

In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged beauty contest whose winner will be Françoise, Martineau's young mistress. However, there are other comely contestants among whom Christiane, the daughter of a general, Jackie, an unemployed actress, Colette, the daughter of a distiller and Marie, a secretary engaged to serious-minded construction foreman Robert. So, will things turn out exactly the way Martineau and Gabory want them...?
    Released
    31 October 1951
    Runtime
    1h 50min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Équipe Technique de Productions Cinématographiques, S.N.E. Gaumont
Cast
Nadine Alari
Nadine Alari
Marie Charmy
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise
Paul Bernard
Paul Bernard
Martineau
Claude Borelli
Claude Borelli
Competitor
Marc Cassot
Marc Cassot
Robert
Jacques Castelot
Jacques Castelot
Gabory, the president
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Balbec de la Morlière
Nicole Francis
Colette Dumont
Jacqueline Gauthier
Jacqueline Gauthier
Jacqueline "Jackie" Tessier
Henri Beaulieu
Acting
Renée Grisier
A mother
Paulette Langlais
Paulette
Mag-Avril
Mag-Avril
A mother
Henri Marchand
Henri Marchand
Mayor of Royat
Renaud Mary
Renaud Mary
Alberto
Olivier Mathot
Olivier Mathot
Prince Sélim Bey
Robert Moor
Member of the circle
María Riquelme
María Riquelme
Christiane Thomas
Maurice Régamey
Maurice Régamey
Georges
Max Révol
Max Révol
Loiseau
Louis Seigner
Louis Seigner
Monsieur Dumont
Solange Sicard
A mother
Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée
Agency Secretary (uncredited)
Marius David
Impresario (uncredited)
Robert Vattier
Robert Vattier
Prosecutor Paul Thomas
Hubert de Lapparent
Hubert de Lapparent
Carnot (uncredited)
Andrée Florence
(uncredited)
Nicole Frantz
Competitor (uncredited)
Jeanne Hardeyn
(uncredited)
Jean Hébey
Jean Hébey
Director of the newspaper France Presse (uncredited)
Joëlle Janin
Joëlle Janin
Competitor (uncredited)
Maud Lamy
Competitor (uncredited)
Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
(uncredited)
Christiane Mayo
Competitor (uncredited)
Liane Morice
(uncredited)
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Jean-Paul Moulinot
(uncredited)
Yannick Muller
(uncredited)
Christiane Nussbaum
Competitor (uncredited)
Nadine Olivier
Competitor (uncredited)