Le Tombeur (1958)
Directed by René Delacroix

Drama

Film Synopsis

Doudou, the owner of sugar refinery, calls on his fiancée's parents to ask their permission to marry her.  Unfortunately, he gets the address wrong and ends up knocking on the door of another couple, whose daughter is also waiting to be whisked down the aisle.  As a result of this mix-up, Doudou has no choice but to court two women in the same apartment block.
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Film Credits

  • Director: René Delacroix
  • Script: Marcel Arnac (novel), René Delacroix, Edouard Molinaro, Paul Vandenberghe
  • Cinematographer: Georges Million
  • Music: Claude Arrieu
  • Cast: Jacques Jouanneau (Edouard 'Doudou' Doucin), Raymond Bussières (James), Denise Grey (Mme Natacha Olivaro), Marthe Mercadier (Mme Amanda Lautier), Pierrette Bruno (Poupette Lautier), Geneviève Cluny (Babette Olivaro), Mischa Auer (M. Pedro Olivaro), André Gabriello (M. Eugène Lautier), Gaby Morlay (Agathe de Chamillac), Henri Coutet, Germaine Grainval, Henri Marchand, Gaëtan Noël, Sophie Sel, Alice Tissot, Roger Vincent
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 86 min

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