Dropped from Heaven

Dropped from Heaven

1946 · 85 min · ★ 6.0

Gaby, the singer of the "Raymond's Jazz" band, leads Maurice, one of the musicians, to believe that, following a night he spent with her in the hay, he is the father of her child. In fact, the baby is neither his nor hers. He is the son of Madeleine, a young war widow who has entrusted him to her friend Gaby until she is allotted a flat. One day, Maurice happens to meet Madeleine and falls in love with her but he does not dare to confess his "paternity" to her. Fortunately the misunderstanding is clarified and Maurice can at the same time marry Madeleine and adopt her kid.

Directed by Emil E. Reinert · Written by Gérard Carlier

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Cast

Jacqueline Gauthier Gaby
Claude Dauphin Maurice
Pierre Destailles Fernand
Jean Gaven Robert
Renaud Mary Raymond
Albert Broquin The tramp at the Gare de Lyon
Jean Carmet A man of Laurent
Henri de Livry
Mona Dol The brewery cashier
Charlotte Ecard The farmer
Jean Gabert
Geneviève Morel The farm maid

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