Summary
Keen to find a sponsor for his latest invention, Lucien Pivoine invites
Monsieur Bouchemiel, a banker, to dinner. Before the guest
arrives, the Pivoines’ housemaid gives notice, and Lucien has no
option but to ask his wife to take her place. Whilst Lucien is
busy wreaking havoc in the kitchen, his wife is seduced by his guest,
who mistakes her for a servant...
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Credits
- Director: Marc Allégret, Claude Heymann
- Script: André Mouézy-Éon
- Photo: Roger Forster, Theodor Sparkuhl
- Cast: Pierre Darteuil (Bouchamiel), Fernandel (Lucien Pivoine), Madeleine Guitty (Zenobie), Betty Spell (Emma Pivoine)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 20 min; B&W
- Aka: Les 4 jambes
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