Ferdinand le noceur (1935) - film review

The virtous Ferdinand works in a pharmaceuticals laboratory, devoted to his quest for a pill that will give courage and resolve to timid men like him.  His boss, Fourageot, is, by contrast, a hedonist who thinks only of amusing himself.  So that he can spends his days pursuing attractive women, Fourageot sends his daughter Pauline off to a boarding school run by the fastidious Colonel Paturin and his wife.  Pauline is far from being the model pupil.  She takes nothing seriously and divides her time between playing practical jokes and reading books that are strictly forbidden.  In desperation, the Paturins have no choice but to expel this hell hound in human form.  Fourageot realises that if he is to maintain his bachelor life, he must marry his daughter off, and quickly.  But to whom?  In an instant, he realises who would make the ideal husband for Pauline:  his hard working employee, Ferdinand!

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