Log in
Casse-cou, mademoiselle!

Casse-cou, mademoiselle!

1955 · 80 min · ★ 8.0 · Action, Comedy

Working for a stock-car team, Robert dreams of becoming a racing driver himself. For a long time this is only a pipe dream until one day fortune smiles on him when he saves the life of a young woman. Gisèle, the young lady in question, happens to be the daughter of a car manufacturer. Robert and Gisèle fall for each other and decide to marry. They get on quite well except on one point: Gisèle does not want her husband to take part in car races. But passion is the strongest and, breaking the ban, Gilbert wins the La Baule car event. Overcoming her aversion, Gisèle finally allows her husband to pursue his brilliant career.

Directed by Christian Stengel

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 55m together

Casse-cou, mademoiselle!

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

Both from Christian Stengel.

More from Christian StengelSee all →

Die... We'll Do the RestDie... We'll Do the Rest · 1954
Die... We'll Do the Rest
★ 10.01954
MovieComedy
Unable to go to America where he dreamed of making his fortune, Ulysse Sylvain decided to apply the methods that had been successful across the Atlantic to his parents' village. He posed as a buisinessman, won the confidence of the notables and transformed the village in the American style, complete with pin-ups, cowboys and so on. Tourists flocked to the village, but Ulysse's greatest idea was to put the cemetery into operation in the American style, and to attract customers with a splash of advertising. Concessions sold out fast, and everyone wanted their place for eternity... However, administrative obstacles are about to cause a catastrophe that Ulysses will avoid at the last moment.
The Most Beautiful Girl in the WorldThe Most Beautiful Girl in the World · 1951
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
★ 9.01951
MovieComedyDrama
In order to please Martineau, a wealthy industrialist, cynical Gabory accepts to organize a rigged beauty contest whose winner will be Françoise, Martineau's young mistress. However, there are other comely contestants among whom Christiane, the daughter of a general, Jackie, an unemployed actress, Colette, the daughter of a distiller and Marie, a secretary engaged to serious-minded construction foreman Robert. So, will things turn out exactly the way Martineau and Gabory want them...?
The FigureheadThe Figurehead · 1948
The Figurehead
★ 8.01948
Movie
At sea, sailors have got to make do with what they have. François is in love with.... the figurehead, the bust of a gorgeous woman.
Midnight... Quai de BercyMidnight... Quai de Bercy · 1953
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
★ 7.31953
MovieCrime
Having recently moved into her new apartment, Irène Cazenave, the widow of a well-known police officer, is forced by one of her husband's colleagues to take part in an investigation. The building's provocative concierge has been found murdered. We watch a parade of suspects, only to learn at the end that Irène killed the janitor under blackmail. She kills herself.
Alone in the NightAlone in the Night · 1945
Alone in the Night
★ 7.31945
MovieCrime
A series of crimes is being perpetrated around a famous singer. Strangely, during each of the crimes, the artist's voice is heard humming his favorite song. Suspicions lead to a chase through a nocturnal Paris, ending in a disused theater where the assassin has lured his final victim.
The Mutineers of ElsinoreThe Mutineers of Elsinore · 1936
The Mutineers of Elsinore
★ 7.01936
MovieAdventure
A journalist takes command of a ship after the crew mutiny against the brutal captain. It was an adaptation of the novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London.
Crime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment · 1935
Crime and Punishment
★ 7.01935
MovieCrimeDrama
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Dreams of LoveDreams of Love · 1947
Dreams of Love
★ 7.01947
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, 1833. The famous composer Franz Liszt is friends with Chopin who introduces him to Countess Marie d'Agout. Very quickly Liszt falls in love and she, who is already married and has two children, abandons honor and reputation to follow him. They leave to live a great passion in Italy. Then, Franz Liszt gives concerts, the triumph awaits him everywhere. Little by little the fame of the composer will move the two lovers away.
No Pity for WomenNo Pity for Women · 1950
No Pity for Women
★ 7.01950
MovieDramaMystery
The wealthy industrialist Alain de Narbois has disappeared. Michel Dunant, an idle man who passed by and who looks exactly like the deceased, is taken for Alain by a young woman and her servant. He jumps at the chance but quickly realizes that, in this hushed little world, masters and servants play comedy and know very well that he is only a double of Alain. In fact, the industrialist was assassinated.
The Man from NowhereThe Man from Nowhere · 1937
The Man from Nowhere
★ 6.81937
MovieDrama
Mathias Pascal, saddled with a stupid wife and a nagging mother-in-law, leaves home and is extremely lucky at several gambling resorts. He returns home and discovers that a drowned man, fished out of the river, bears an uncanny likeness to him and is being buried by his family as him. This, to him, is a pleasant turn of events and he goes to Rome, where he falls in love with Louise Paleari. Count Papiano, a jealous suitor of Louise's, threatens him with arrest unless he produces credentials to prove his identity.
The Life and Loves of BeethovenThe Life and Loves of Beethoven · 1937
The Life and Loves of Beethoven
★ 6.81937
MovieDramaHistory
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
I SingI Sing · 1938
I Sing
★ 6.01938
MovieComedyMusic
Charles's uncle is the headmaster of a chic girls school .He is short of the readies and he has lots and lots of debts.
Explosive Vacation!Explosive Vacation! · 1957
Explosive Vacation!
★ 6.01957
MovieComedy
Arlette thinks she has made a wonderful gift to her daughter Sylvie, who has just married François Morel, a young journalist. And, to tell the truth, not everybody receives a posh little bar like the Royal Montmartre as a gift. The trouble is that Monsieur Jo, the former owner of the joint is also the boss of a gang of drug traffickers. And that he has managed to persuade the pair of naive lovebirds to drop a painting to a friend on their way to their honeymoon place. Now the picture is stuffed with drugs! The honeymoon trip promises to be eventful...
The Lost VillageThe Lost Village · 1947
The Lost Village
★ 5.81947
MovieDrama
In the peaceful alpine village of Granges-de-Mortes, a tragedy has just taken place: Gustave Boeuf, the local Casanova, has mysteriously died at the foot of a wayside cross. Shortly afterwards, a peasant, who is suspected of having murdered him, hangs himself from a branch of the calvary. But was he the real culprit? Angélique Barrodet, an old maid , who had been Gustave's fiancée before he abandoned her on the very day of their wedding, leads the investigation in her own way.
The Duraton FamilyThe Duraton Family · 1940
The Duraton Family
★ 5.31940
MovieComedy
Unbeknownst to the members of a French family, a radio announcer makes them the subject of a broadcast.
Rome ExpressRome Express · 1950
Rome Express
★ 5.01950
MovieComedy
A valuable painting has been stolen from an art gallery in Paris.. On a train travelling between Paris and Rome, Zutra, a mysterious and sinister character, tries to find the stolen painting.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter