Extenuating Circumstances

Extenuating Circumstances

1939 · 87 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...

Directed by Jean Boyer

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Arletty Marie Qu'a-d'ça
Michel Simon Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
Andrex 'Môme de Dieu'
Suzanne Dantès Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
Mila Parély 'La Panthère'
Dorville Jules Le Bouic
François Simon 'La Poupée', accordionist
Robert Arnoux Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur
Jeanine Roger Gabriel's fiancée
Robert Ozanne 'Cinq-de-trique'
Georges Lannes 'Coup de Chasse'
Liliane Lesaffre Lontine Le Bouic

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