Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta

1952 · 118 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

Two scriptwriters argue about the fate of Henrietta, a charming and gamine shopgirl. One favors a comical path for their heroine, who is overcome with sentimental love for a young photographer on Bastille Day. The other has a more thrilling and dastardly fate in mind for her. Among the film's irresistible conceits is Hildegarde Neff as an oversexed circus bareback rider.

Directed by Julien Duvivier · Written by Henri Jeanson

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