Émile l’Africain (1948) - film review

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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