The Roundup is for Tonight

The Roundup is for Tonight

1954 · 85 min · ★ 8.8 · Drama, Comedy

Three sketches that all start in the police station, where Léa, La Pintade and the brigadier himself tell their little stories. The story of Danielle, who bamboozled the impresario Mortimer so well that he made her his wife; the story of the sad little Simon, deprived of a father and unable to stand the mockery of his friends; and the story of the daughter of an ex-convict who - by golly - steals a statue on the day of her First Communion.

Directed by Maurice Dekobra · Written by Maurice Dekobra

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