Summary
When their car breaks down, the Dupuis household have no choice but to
break their journey at a luxury hotel. Yielding to the will of
his authoritarian and avaricious wife, Monsieur Dupuis must pose as her
chauffeur. Under the name of the Countess of Garches, Madame
Dupuis allows herself to be courted by a rich widower...
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Credits
- Director: Jean Boyer
- Script: André Birabeau, Jean Boyer, Yves Mirande
- Photo: Nicolas Hayer
- Music: Georges Van Parys
- Cast: Jean Tissier (Hector Dupuis), Suzanne Dehelly (Odette Dupuis), Alfred Adam (Ferdinand), Jacqueline Gauthier (Angèle), Jean Duvaleix (Le portier), Gaby Wagner (La dame du 27), Gaston Modot (Le garçon d’étage), Jean-Louis Allibert (Le directeur), Léonce Corne (Victor), Nane Germon (Léa), Pierre Labry (Le mécanicien-chef), Jacques Louvigny (Palureau), Frédéric Mariotti (Joseph), Agnès Raynal (Rose Palureau), Jacques Roussel (Le garçon), Georgette Tissier (La femme de chambre), André Varennes (Le gérant), Christian Duvaleix (Groom)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
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