The Cupboard Was Bare

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The Cupboard Was Bare (1948)

Directed by Carlo Rim

Comedy, Crime · 1h 30m

The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.

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Cast

Fernandel Alfred Puc Berthe Bovy Madame Léa Lobligeois
G
Germaine Kerjean Madame Coufignac
A
Albert Dinan 'P'tit Louis' Annette Poivre Mimi Robert Pizani Medic Marcel Pérès Frejus Marcelle Monthil Client Gaston Modot Gangster Pauline Carton Mrs. Ovide Jean Toulout Actor Louis Florencie Notary

Crew

Director
Carlo Rim
Writer
Carlo Rim
Director of Photography
Nicolas Hayer
Editor
Henri Taverna
Producer
Raymond Borderie

Details

Original title
L'Armoire volante
Release date
1948-10-29
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique