Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)

6.9/10 95 min Comedy

Overview

A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

Cast

Françoise Rosay

Margaret Molyneux

Michel Simon

Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva

Louis Jouvet

Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford

Nadine Vogel

Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux

Henri Guisol

Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique

Jenny Burnay

Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux

Agnès Capri

la chanteuse des rues

Annie Cariel

Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque

Jeanne Lory

Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête

Madeleine Suffel

Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson

Sinoël

Le gardien de prison

René Génin

le balayeur

Marcel Duhamel

le fêtard amoureux des enterrements

Ky Duyen

l'hôtelier chinois de Soho

Pierre Alcover

l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray

Jean-Louis Barrault

William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers

Claudye Carter

Une figurante (uncredited)

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