Bearer Check

Bearer Check

1941 · 102 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

Returning from America where he received a large inheritance, Alaric would like to have a wedding before returning to the family home where his sister, who is as cantankerous as she is uncompromising on principles, awaits him. He asks a “porter” from the station who looks like him to replace him.

Directed by Jean Boyer · Written by Jean Boyer

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