La Polka des menottes (1957)
Synopsis
Elisabeth is persuaded to have killed her noisy upstairs neighbor, scientist Charles Magne. To save her, Mr. Matheu, Elisabeth's father, accuses himself while Pierrot, Elisabeth's fiancé gets rid of the body in order to save father and daughter. For his part, a gangster also believes he has killed the scientist but he gets shot down by a taxidermist, who runs for life. The girl, her daddy and her boyfriend also run away. But Magne is not dead. A bum is mistaken for him and a police inspector makes everyone believe that he is the one who shot the gangster. At the end of this crazy chain of events all the protagonists are reunited at the station house and everybody dances to express their relief.
Release Date: 1957-09-04
Runtime: 90 minutes
Director: Raoul André
Top Cast
- Francis Blanche as un voisin
- Jean Lefebvre as l'inspecteur Martial
- Pascale Audret as Elisabeth Matheu
- Mischa Auer as Charles Magne
- Gaby Basset as La trompettiste
- Simone Berthier as La bonne de Matheu
- René Blancard as M. Matheu, le père d'Elisabeth
- Alain Bouvette as Gaston, le livreur
- Pierre Dac as l'homme en caleçon au commissariat
- Claude Rich as Pierrot, le fiancé d'Elisabeth
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