Summary
Jean Rameau and Pierre Dupont are two young musicians who are
struggling to find work. In the end, out of desperation, they
decide to join an all-female orchestra, disguised as women. Both
men fall in love with the orchestra’s leader, a stunning blonde named
Gaby, and they waste no time courting her as soon as they are able to
get back into their normal clothes. During an engagement on
the Riviera, Jean and Pierre discover, to their horror, that they have
a rival, the owner of the palace where the orchestra is performing...
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Credits
- Director: Richard Pottier
- Script: Max Bronnet, Michael Logan, Pierre Prévert, René Pujol, Robert Thoeren
- Photo: Jean Bachelet, André Dantan
- Music: Joe Hajos
- Cast: Gaby Basset (Poupette), Julien Carette (Pierre), Paul Demange, Roger Duchesne, Frouhins, Anthony Gildès, Fernand Gravey (Jean), Madeleine Guitty (Lydia), Jane Lamy, Pierre Larquey (Emile), Ginette Leclerc, Jacques Louvigny (Alibert), Paul Lovetall, Paul Marthes, Palau, Betty Stockfeld (Gaby), Henri Vilbert
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 115 min; B&W
- Aka: Fanfare of Love
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