The Queen's Necklace (French: Le collier de la reine) is a 1929 synchronized sound French historical drama film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Marcelle Chantal, Georges Lannes and Diana Karenne. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Queen's Necklace which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution. The film's art direction was by Lucien Carré. The film was made and distributed by Gaumont. In Germany it was released by the major studio UFA.
Like many films from the early sound era, the film was shot as a silent film and then was synchronized with a musical score and sound effect soundtrack.
Cast
Marcelle Chantal as La comtesse de la Motte
Georges Lannes as Le cardinal de Rohan
Diana Karenne as Marie-Antoinette / Oliva
Jeanne Evrard as La princesse de Lamballe
Jean Weber as Le chevalier Réteau de Villette
Renée Parme as Madame Élisabeth
Fernand Fabre as Le comte de La Motte
Harry Harment as Louis XVI
Odette Talazac as Madame de Misezy
Jules Mondos as Le joaillier
Gaston Mauger as Monsieur de Crosne
Paul Sato as Toussaint de Beauvire
Henri Lesieur as L'autre joaillier
Ady Cresso as Madame Vigée-Lebrun
Marc Dantzer
Jean Fay
Marco Monti
Gilberte Savary
Emilio Vardannes