---
title: 'Pearls of the Crown (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sacha Guitry'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pearls-of-the-crown-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029394/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pearls of the Crown (1937)

1937 · 118 min · Comedy · France

Original title: Les Perles de la couronne

## Synopsis

The Pearls of the Crown is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it. Guitry's Jean Martin investigates the history of seven pearls, four of which end up on the crown of England, while the other three initially go missing.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sacha Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-guitry), [Christian-Jaque](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-jaque)
- **Screenplay:** [Sacha Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-guitry), [Luigi Chiarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-chiarelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Françaix](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francaix)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jules Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-kruger)

## Cast

- [Cécile Sorel](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-sorel) as A Courtesan
- [Lyn Harding](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyn-harding) as Henry VIII of England
- [Lillie Grandval](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillie-grandval) as Opera Soprano
- [Marie-Louise Damien](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-louise-damien) as Woman of the People
- [Pierre Juvenet](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-juvenet) as The Expert
- [Geneviève Guitry](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-guitry)
- [Pierre Magnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-magnier) as An Old Lord
- [Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lautner) as Titian
- [Simone Renant](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-renant) as Madame du Barry
- [Paulette Élambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-elambert) as Catherine de' Medici
- [Violet Farebrother](https://cinepixo.com/people/violet-farebrother) as An Old Lady
- [Raimu](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimu) as Industrialist
- [Jacqueline Pacaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-pacaud) as Jane Seymour
- [Arletty](https://cinepixo.com/people/arletty) as Queen of Abyssinia
- [Darling Légitimus](https://cinepixo.com/people/darling-legitimus)

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