Fausse alerte (1945) Directed by Jacques de Baroncelli
Comedy / Romance
aka: The French Way
Film Synopsis
At the start of the Second World War, the owners of two adjacent buildings
in Paris carry on their running feud. Dalban, a world authority on
Napoleon, refuses to accept Madame Ancelot's assertions that the esteemed
emperor did not sleep with one of her ancestors. It's a small
difference of opinion, but it is enough to keep them bickering. Caught
in the crossfire are their respective children, Claire and Bernard, who have
fallen in love but cannot hope to marry until peace breaks out between their
warring parents. In an attempt to scupper the love affair, Dalban resorts
to sending a desirable show girl in Bernard's direction, but the outcome
is not what he had anticipated. Taking refuge in an air raid shelter,
the two warring house owners finally learn to set aside their differences,
for the sake of the children...
Cast: Josephine Baker (Zazou Clairon),
Micheline Presle (Claire Ancelot),
Georges Marchal (Bernard Dalban),
Raymond Aimos (Honoré Petru),
Jean Tissier (Grégoire),
Gabrielle Dorziat (Madame Ancelot),
Saturnin Fabre (Monsieur Dalban),
Marguerite Pierry (Mademoiselle Espérajou),
Lucien Baroux (Léon, le clochard),
Yves Deniaud (Le journaliste),
Palmyre Levasseur (La patronne du bistrot),
Rivers Cadet,
Alice Didier,
Marcelle Monthil,
Georges Paulais
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:The French Way
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