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Ces messieurs de la Santé (1934)
Directed by Pierre Colombier
Comedy, Drama · 1h 50m
Banker Jules Taffard, a true financier, is a shrewd money-handler. Imprisoned for an alleged swindle, his trial seems to be upsetting those in the government, who may not be so far removed from Taffard's affairs (Affaire Alexandre Stavisky). He escapes from La Santé prison without any difficulty, and the authorities don't seem to be doing anything to find him... Under the false name of Gédéon, he becomes a modest handyman in a corset shop run by Madame Génissier, whose morality is as pious as it is legendary. Her son, Hector Génissier, is a foolish young man with no ambition, much to the regret of his young wife, Fernande Génissier. But it won't be long before Gédéon shows his skills in expanding the modest family business. How far can Gédéon's ascent go before Taffard's voice resounds through Gédon?
Cast
Raimu
Gédéon - Jules Tafard
Pauline Carton
Madame Genissier
Edwige Feuillère
Mme Fernande Genissier, femme d'Hector Genissier
Monique Rolland
Ninon, les petites mains
Lucien Baroux
Amédée Floque, le comptable
Paul Amiot
Le commissaire de police
Pierre Stéphen
Hector Génissier, fils de Mme Génissier
Georges Mauloy
Le directeur de la police judiciaire
Anna Lefeuvrier
Une cliente (uncredited)
Monique Joyce
Une vendeuse (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Pierre Colombier
- Writer
- Paul Armont, Léopold Marchand
- Original Music Composer
- Jacques Belasco
- Editor
- Jean Pouzet
Details
- Release date
- 1934-03-23
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Pathé-Natan