The hostages

The Mayor's Dilemma (French: Les otages) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Annie Vernay, Saturnin Fabre and Fernand Charpin. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Chézy-sur-Marne. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Jean Perrier. Cast Annie Vernay as Annie Beaumont Saturnin Fabre as Rossignol, le châtelain Fernand Charpin as Beaumont, le maire Dorville as Rodillar, le braconnier Pierre Larquey as Fabien, l'huissier Pierre Labry as Rameau, le coiffeur Noël Roquevert as Le garde-champêtre Palmyre Levasseur as Mme Rossignol Georges Douking as Brazoux Mady Berry as Maria Jean Pâqui as Pierre Rossignol Marguerite Pierry as Madame Fabien Florian as Le gendarme Léon Larive as Le cafetier Marcel Pérès as Tartagnac Jean Sinoël as Le père Labiche Paul Villé as Le chef de gare References Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986. Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.