Sacré Léonce (1935)
Directed by Christian-Jaque

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Monsieur and Madame Debienne have decided that their daughter Cécile will marry the renowned entomologist Léonce Vavin.  Unfortunately, the latter is untutored in the ways of love and so the Debiennes take it upon themselves to educate him, by pushing him into the arms of an attractive loose woman, Totote.   Léonce burns his bridges and refuses to get married, but Cécile gets what she wants in the end.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christian-Jaque
  • Script: Pierre Wolff
  • Cinematographer: Willy
  • Music: John Ellsworth, Willy Stower
  • Cast: Marcelle Barry, Gaby Basset (Fifine), Armand Bernard (Léonce Vavin), Louis Blanche (Bonenfant), Germaine Charley (Madame Debienne), Christiane Delyne (Totote), Lucette Desmoulins, Mona Dol (Madame Vernis), Anna Lefeuvrier, Charles Lemontier (Le chauffeur), Paul Pauley (Monsieur Debienne), Nita Raya (Elise), Monique Rolland (Cécile), Marcel Simon (Monsieur Vernis)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min

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