Girls in Distress (Jeunes filles en détresse) 85 years old

Jeune Filles en Detresse (Young Girls in Distress) was director G. W. Pabst's last French production before his (ill-timed) return to Nazi-occupied Austria in 1941. Somewhat reminiscent of Maedchen in Uniform, the story is set in a private girl's school, populated almost exclusively by children from broken homes. Among the few students who can claim family stability is Micheline Presle, but even her happiness is threatened when her lawyer father Andre Luguet inaugurates an affair with stage actress Jacqueline Debulac. With the help of Debulac's daughter Louisa Carletti, Presle is able to break up her father's romance and deliver him into the open arms of her mother Marcelle Chantal. On the whole, the performance by the younger cast members are more convincing than those rendered by the film's so-called adults.

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Girls in Distress Cast

Name Character
Germaine Stainval She was 51, 70 years old when she died
Micheline Presle She was 16, now 101 years old as Jacqueline Presle
René Génin He was 48, 77 years old when he died as Le concierge du ministère
Georges Jamin He was 32, 64 years old when he died as Le beau-père d'Amélie
Nane Germon She was 29, 91 years old when she died as Ernestine
Robert Pizani He was 42, 69 years old when he died as Monsieur Tarrand
Margo Lion She was 4, 45 years old when she died as La mère de Thérèse
Madeleine LeBeau She was 15, 92 years old when she died as Une élève de la pension
Rosine Luguet She was 17, 59 years old when she died as Une élève de la pension
Milly Mathis She was 37, 63 years old when she died as La mère d'Alice
Ariane Borg She was 23, 91 years old when she died as Une élève de la pension
Gaston Jacquet He was 55, 86 years old when he died as Le père d'Amélie
André Luguet He was 46, 87 years old when he died as Maître Jacques Presle
Génia Vaury She was 29, 50 years old when she died
Gabrielle Robinne She was 52, 94 years old when she died as Le mère d'Yvette
Marcelle Chantal She was 37, 59 years old when she died as Docteur Marthe Presle
Marguerite Moreno She was 67, 76 years old when she died as Madame Vuilliard
Noëlle Norman She was 18, 64 years old when she died as Une élève de la pension
Ariane Muratore
Paulette Élambert She was 16, now 101 years old as Denise Tarrand
Jacqueline Delubac She was 31, 90 years old when she died as Pola d'Ivry, la mère de Margot
Marcel Lupovici He was 29, 91 years old when he died as Morel
Arthur Devère He was 55, 78 years old when he died as Le père d'Alice
Louise Carletti She was 16, 80 years old when she died as Margot Montbleu
Jean Aquistapace He was 56, 70 years old when he died as Ternier, le ministre de la justice
Pierre Bertin He was 47, 92 years old when he died as Legris, le secrétaire de Me Presle
Michel François He was 16, now 68 years old as Michel Mortier
Sinoël as Le concierge du théâtre
Marthe Mellot She was 68, 77 years old when she died as Mademoiselle Jeanne
Yvonne Yma She was 51, 71 years old when she died as L'habilleuse de Pola
Robert Manuel He was 22, 79 years old when he died as Robert
Georges Vitray He was 50, 72 years old when he died
Barbara Shaw as La belle-mère d'Amélie

Girls in Distress Crew

Name Department
G.W. Pabst as Director. He was 53 (81) years old when He died Directing
Girls in Distress (85 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 10, 1939
  • Runtime: 90 minutes