Neuf de trèfle (1938)
Directed by Lucien Mayrargue

Drama

Film Synopsis

Miche Doulin is the most extravagant of wives.  Her husband Henri is a diplomat who despairs at the enormous bills she manages to accumulate.  Then, one day, Henri has the good fortune to win some money.  To hide his windfall, he invents an unlikely burglary.  When she learns the truth Miche will commit a hasty and foolish act...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Lucien Mayrargue
  • Script: Lucien Mayrargue (novel)
  • Cinematographer: René Guichard
  • Music: Jean Yatove
  • Cast: Lionel Artigas (Peluquero), Raymond Blot (Le maître d'hôtel), Peggy Bonny (Louise, la femme de chambre), Georges Cahuzac (Le coiffeur), Jean Clément (Le chanteur), Marfa d'Hervilly (La comtesse), Frédéric Duvallès (François Clément), Alice Field (Miche Doulin), Anthony Gildès (Le commandant), Jacques Henley (Le détective), Jean Kolb (Léon), Simone Mareuil (La manucure), Paul Pauley (Max Lessing), Albert Préjean (Henri Doulin), Mary Serta (Simone Martial), Georges Péclet
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 87 min

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