Summary
On hearing that she has inherited a fortune from her aunt, Antoinette
Espitalion returns to her native Marseilles, accompanied by her docile
husband, Fernand. With his wife occupied with the formalities
at the notary’s office, Fernand slips into a pub for a quiet
drink. As he gets slowly drunk, Fernand strikes up a conversation
with another man, Pierre Durand. The latter profits from
Fernand’s intoxicated state by exchanging his identity papers with
him. When Fernand finally comes to his senses, he is on a boat
bound for Oran. He is about to take Durand’s place as a volunteer
in the French Foreign Legion...
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Credits
- Director: Christian-Jaque
- Script: Paul Fékété, J.D. Newsom
- Photo: André Germain, Fred Langenfeld, Charles Suin
- Music: Mahieddine, Casimir Oberfeld
- Cast: Paul Amiot (Le Colonel), Paul Azaïs (Turlot), Arthur Devère (Vandercleef), Thérèse Dorny (Antoinette Espitalion), Fernandel (Fernand Espitalion), Jean Kolb (Le Medecin-Chef), Robert Le Vigan (Leduc), Daniel Mendaille (Charlin), Rolla Norman (Carron), Suzy Prim (Maryse), Eugène Stuber, Jacques Varennes (Durand)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
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