The Race for Love (1925)
In 1925 what may have been the first cycling film was made, Le Roi de la Pédale starring the popular comedy actor Biscot, and with scenes shot on the Tour de France and also with Henri Decoin as a screenwriter.
- Released
- 1925-10-16
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Maurice Champreux, Henri Decoin, Paul Cartoux
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Georges Biscot as Fortuné Richard
- Blanche Montel as Simone Piérard
- Jean Murat as Jacquemart
- Piérard as Le directeur sportif
- Bouboule as Bouboule de gomme
- Henri-Amédée Charpentier as Le père Anatole
- Ernest-Henri Demanne as Le directeur de l'usine de cycles
- Émile Vervet as Le contremaître Bonbonne
- Henriette Clairval-Terof as La bonne de l'hôtel
- Jeanne Marie-Laurent as Maman Richard
- Georgette Lhéry as Olga