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Saturday Cinema Double Bill: The Southerner

on BBC Two England

starring
Zachary Scott Betty Field
The first of two films made by the great
French director Jean Renoir during his
Hollywood years. The story tells of the struggle for survival by migratory worker Sam Tucker and his family as they fight against seemingly impossible odds in their new environment.
Based on the novel by GEORGE SESSIONS PERRY
Produced by DAVID L. LOEW and ROBERT HAKIM
Written and directed by JEAN RENOIR
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The Diary of a Chambermaid starring
Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Francis Lederer
Celestine arrives at the luxurious country estate of the Lanlaires to be their chambermaid. She discovers a world of secret liaisons and power struggles from which she is determined to profit.
Based on the novel by OCTAVE MIRBEAU
Produced by BENEDICT BOGEAUS and BURGESS MEREDITH
Written and directed by JEAN RENOIR
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Contributors

Unknown:
Zachary Scott
Unknown:
Betty Field
Director:
Jean Renoir
Unknown:
Sam Tucker
Novel By:
George Sessions Perry
Produced By:
David L. Loew
Produced By:
Robert Hakim
Directed By:
Jean Renoir
Unknown:
Paulette Goddard
Unknown:
Burgess Meredith
Unknown:
Francis Lederer
Novel By:
Octave Mirbeau
Produced By:
Benedict Bogeaus
Directed By:
Jean Renoir
Sam Tucker:
Zachary Scott
Nona Tucker:
Betty Field
Devers:
J Carrol Naish
Granny:
Beulah Bondi
Daisy:
Jean Vanderwilt
Jot:
Jay Gilpin
Harmie:
Percy Kilbride
Ma:
Blanche Yurka
Tim:
Charles Kemper
Finley:
Norman Lloyd
Doctor:
Jack Norworth
Bartender:
Nestor Paiva
Lizzie:
Estelle Taylor
Becky:
Noreen Roth
Party girl:
Dorothy Granger
Celestine:
Paulette Goddard
Joseph:
Francis Lederer
Mauger:
Burgess Meredith
Lanlaire:
Reginald Owen
Madame Lanlaire:
Judith Anderson
Georges:
Hurd Hatfield
Rose:
Florence Bates
Louise:
Irene Ryan

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