On the death of his uncle, Valentin declares that he will drink
incessantly for six months. Those around him judge this behaviour
immoral and so he is expelled from his apartment. That same
night, still drunk, Valentin returns to his apartment, by force of habit, and is surprised
to find a strange woman in his bed. The woman's husband then
turns up and draws the obvious conclusion...
Cast:Fernandel (Valentin Bourgeasse),
Gaby Basset (Madame Roussel),
Pierre Finaly (Marcel),
Georges Térof (Roussel),
Henriette Clairval-Terof
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 32 min
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
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