President Haudecoeur (1940)

  • NR
  • 04/11/1940 (FR)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 50m

Overview

A public prosecutor wants his son to marry an ugly girl(who has a squint) because her mom is very rich.But it's too late for the boy has already fallen in love with another girl who is pregnant by him.Angry dad is to stop his shameless son's allowance .Enter exuberant Betty Brown ,with a delightful slight English accent and lots of joy of life .The old man realizes then that life is passing him by .Is it too late for him to find happiness?

Jean Dréville

Director

Cast

Harry Baur's headshot

Harry Baur

President Haudecoeur
Betty Stockfeld's headshot

Betty Stockfeld

Mrs. Betty Brown
Marguerite Deval's headshot

Marguerite Deval

Mrs. Bergas-Larue
Robert Pizani's headshot

Robert Pizani

Abbot Margot
Cecil Grane's headshot

Cecil Grane

Pierre Haudecoeur
Georges Chamarat's headshot

Georges Chamarat

Cousin Alexis
Jean Témerson's headshot

Jean Témerson

Capet
André Numès's headshot

André Numès

Brouillon

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