Émile l’Africain (1948)

Émile l’Africain is a French film comedy first released in 1948, directed by Robert Vernay.  The film stars Fernandel, Roland Armontel, Albert Broquin, Henri Coutet and Line Dariel.  It has also been released under the title: Emile the African.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


Mild-mannered studio prop man Emile is surprised when his wife returns to him after twenty years, accompanied by their daughter Martine.  The latter is about to get married, to a young man named Daniel, and is eager to win her father’s consent.  Realising that Daniel could so easily end up becoming the victim of his authoritarian ex-wife, Emile advises his future son-in-law to show that he is not a man who is easily controlled.  To that end, Emile concocts a far-fetched story involving gangsters.  Unfortunately, what started out as a harmless fiction soon becomes a dangerous reality...

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