Drôle de drame

6.9

95 minutes

10/20/1937

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 List

Françoise Rosay
as Margaret Molyneux
Michel Simon
as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
Louis Jouvet
as Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
Nadine Vogel
as Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
Henri Guisol
as Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
Jenny Burnay
as Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
Agnès Capri
as la chanteuse des rues
Annie Cariel
as Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
Jeanne Lory
as Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
Madeleine Suffel
as Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
Sinoël
as Le gardien de prison
René Génin
as le balayeur
Max Morise
as James, le domestique des Molyneux
Marcel Duhamel
as le fêtard amoureux des enterrements
Ky Duyen
as l'hôtelier chinois de Soho
Pierre Alcover
as l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray
Jean-Louis Barrault
as William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers
Margot Capelier
as la cliente du salon de thé (uncredited)
Claudye Carter
as Une figurante (uncredited)
Guy Decomble
as le maquereau (uncredited)
Yves Deniaud
as Un policier (uncredited)
Foun-Sen
as la fille corrigée (uncredited)
Fabien Loris
as Un policier (uncredited)
Jean Marais
as Le fêtard assommé par un Chinois (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
as un figurant (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
as le père qui réprimande son fils (uncredited)
Robert Mercier
as un policier en civil (uncredited)
Frédéric O'Brady
as un reporter (uncredited)
Pierre Prévert
as le crieur de journaux (uncredited)
Raymond Pélissier
as (uncredited)