Robert Bourgeon, the father — Forty Little Mothers Character Profile

About Robert Bourgeon, the father

The biological father of the baby and former husband of Denise. His desertion drives the initial conflict, forcing the mother to abandon the child and indirectly setting the professor's journey and the 'forty little mothers' phenomenon in motion.

Character Facts

Played by

Gilbert Gil

Appears in

Forty Little Mothers (1936)

Role

Supporting

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• Prosper Martin (Lucien Baroux)
• Mme Granval, the director (Gabrielle Dorziat)
• Mlle Coltilde (Pauline Carton)
• Gervaise (Milly Mathis)
• The cook (Marcel Carpentier)
• Denise Mériel, the mother (Madeleine Robinson)
• The seamstress (Claire Gérard)
• Valentine (Anne Doria)
• A student (Elisabeth Aumont)
• Geneviève (Wally Carveno)
• The manager (Jane Pierson)
• The drunk (André Siméon)