Le Fil à la patte

Le Fil à la patte

1954 · 86 min · ★ 5.2 · Romance, Comedy

Count Fernand du Bois d'Enghien typifies the pleasure seeker and as such he has a mistress of course, star singer Lucette Gauthier. But now Fernand feels it is time for him to tie the knot. For that, pretty Viviane Duverger is the ideal prey. The trouble is that the explosive Lucette does not hear it that way. Fortunately for Bois d'Enghien, Urugua, a rich South American general, falls in love with Lucette.

Directed by Guy Lefranc · Written by Noël-Noël

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Noël-Noël Le comte Fernand de Bois-d'Enghien
Geneviève Kervine Viviane du Verger, la fiancée de Fernand
Gabrielle Dorziat La baronne du Verger, mère de Viviane
Suzy Delair Lucette Gauthier, la volcanique maîtresse du comte, vedette à l'Alcazar
Henri Guisol Claude Bertrand, le directeur de l'Alcazar
Bourvil Camille Bouzin, clerc de notaire et auteur de chansonnettes lestes
Jacques Eyser Le général mexicain Urugua (Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Henri Crémieux Le docteur Fontanet
Yvette Etiévant Marceline Gauthier, la sœur de Lucette
Jacqueline Cadet Clara, une danseuse
Alain Feydeau Un homme du mariage
Claude Borelli Nini, la jeune parvenue

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