Quatre heures du matin (1937) Directed by Fernand Rivers
Comedy
Film Synopsis
Fed up with being tyrannised by his shrewish mother-in-law, Paul amuses
himself with his friend, La Bobine. On their way back from a
ball, they manage to get mixed up with a funeral. One
misunderstanding leads to another and, as a result, Paul's wife becomes
convinced that her husband is having an affair with another woman...
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