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About
A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.
Theatrical
Mar 20, 1939
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Productions Corniglion-Molinier
Original Title
Drôle de drame
Original Language
French
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →F
Françoise Rosay
Margaret Molyneux
M
Michel Simon
Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
J
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
L
Louis Jouvet
Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
N
Nadine Vogel
Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
H
Henri Guisol
Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
J
Jenny Burnay
Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
A
Agnès Capri
la chanteuse des rues
A
Annie Cariel
Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
J
Jeanne Lory
Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
M
Madeleine Suffel
Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
S
Sinoël
Le gardien de prison
R
René Génin
le balayeur
M
Max Morise
James, le domestique des Molyneux
M
Marcel Duhamel
le fêtard amoureux des enterrements
K
Ky Duyen
l'hôtelier chinois de Soho
P
Pierre Alcover
l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray
J
Jean-Louis Barrault
William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers
M
Margot Capelier
la cliente du salon de thé (uncredited)
C
Claudye Carter
Une figurante (uncredited)
