France / Oct 20, 1937 / U
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Agnès Capri | la chanteuse des rues |
| Annie Cariel | Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque |
| Jeanne Lory | Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête |
| Madeleine Suffel | Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson |
| Sinoël | Le gardien de prison |
| René Génin | le balayeur |
| Max Morise | James, le domestique des Molyneux |
| Marcel Duhamel | le fêtard amoureux des enterrements |
| Ky Duyen | l'hôtelier chinois de Soho |
| Pierre Alcover | l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray |
| Jean-Louis Barrault | William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers |
| Margot Capelier | la cliente du salon de thé (uncredited) |
| Claudye Carter | Une figurante (uncredited) |
| Guy Decomble | le maquereau (uncredited) |
| Yves Deniaud | Un policier (uncredited) |
| Foun-Sen | la fille corrigée (uncredited) |
| Fabien Loris | Un policier (uncredited) |
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| Jean Marais | Le fêtard assommé par un Chinois (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marceau | un figurant (uncredited) |
| Franck Maurice | le père qui réprimande son fils (uncredited) |
| Robert Mercier | un policier en civil (uncredited) |
| Frédéric O'Brady | un reporter (uncredited) |
| Pierre Prévert | le crieur de journaux (uncredited) |
| Raymond Pélissier | (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Drôle de drame |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Productions Corniglion-Molinier |
| Release date | 20 ottobre 1937 |
| Production | Edouard Corniglion-Molinier |
| Writer | Jacques Prévert |
| Editing | Marthe Poncin |
| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Assistant directors | Marcel Carné |
| Camera operators | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Additional photography | Eugen Schüfftan |
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| Production design | Alexandre Trauner |
| Art direction | Alexandre Trauner |
| Set decoration | Alexandre Trauner |
| Music | Maurice Jaubert |
| Sound | Maurice Jaubert |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 20, 1939 / NR
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