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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