Summary
Émile Durand, an insecticide manufacturer, is appalled to learn that his son Gérard
has fallen in love with Suzy, the daughter of a travelling theatre company. Realising
his father will never favour the union, Gérard joins the company on their next
tour. In an attempt to heal the rift, Durand’s wife goes after Gérard and ends
up performing in their next play…
Review
This routine comedy has very little to commend it other than another brilliant comic turn
from Louis de Funès. Here, the great comic actor appears to have perfected
the character with which he would become best known in the following decade, the mean,
tyrannical company director. The rest of the film – a tired plot involving a talentless
band of theatricals – is instantly forgettable.
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Credits
- Director: Jean Bastia
- Script: Jean Bastia, Pascal Bastia, Guy Lionel
- Photo: Jacques Klein
- Music: Louiguy
- Cast: Jean Richard (César Beauminet), Roger Pierre (Gérard Durand), Louis de Funès (Émile Durand), Nicky Valor, Danièle Lebrun (Suzy Beauminet), Annick Tanguy (Fanny), Robert Rollis (Ernest), Max Desrau (Pépé)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 82 min; B&W
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