La polka des menottes
Released: September 4, 1957Runtime: 90 minLanguage: FR
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.
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Pascale Audret
as Elisabeth Matheu
Mischa Auer
as Le professeur Charles Auguste Magne
Gaby Basset
as La trompettiste
Simone Berthier
as La bonne de Matheu
Rene Blancard
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Alain Bouvette
as Gaston - le livreur
Paul Demange
as L'accordéoniste
Michele Drey
as Une voisine
Jacques Dynam
as Le chauffeur du camion
Rene Havard
as Roger Le Chinois
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