La Polka des menottes (1957)

  • NR
  • 09/04/1957 (FR)
  • Crime, Comedy
  • 1h 30m

Overview

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.

Raoul André

Director

Raymond Caillava

Screenplay

Cast

Francis Blanche's headshot

Francis Blanche

un voisin
Jean Lefebvre's headshot

Jean Lefebvre

l'inspecteur Martial
Pascale Audret's headshot

Pascale Audret

Elisabeth Matheu
Mischa Auer's headshot

Mischa Auer

Charles Magne
Gaby Basset's headshot

Gaby Basset

La trompettiste
Simone Berthier's headshot

Simone Berthier

La bonne de Matheu
René Blancard's headshot

René Blancard

M. Matheu, le père d'Elisabeth
Alain Bouvette's headshot

Alain Bouvette

Gaston, le livreur

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