Arlette thinks she has made a wonderful gift to her daughter Sylvie, who has just married François Morel, a young journalist. And, to tell the truth, not everybody receives a posh little bar like the Royal Montmartre as a gift. The trouble is that Monsieur Jo, the former owner of the joint is also the boss of a gang of drug traffickers. And that he has managed to persuade the pair of naive lovebirds to drop a painting to a friend on their way to their honeymoon place. Now the picture is stuffed with drugs! The honeymoon trip promises to be eventful...
Acting
Arletty's magnificent side-eye as the chaos-blessing mother-in-law.
Costume
Sylvie's honeymoon wardrobe: optimism in fabric form.
Director
Christian Stengel
Arletty
Arlette Bernard
Raymond Bussières
Max le Fortiche
Marthe Mercadier
Marie la Paimpolaise
Andrex
Joe Ravello dit Monsieur Jo
Robert Vattier
Fernand Morel
Philippe Bouvard
François Morel
Bernard Dhéran
Monsieur Fred
Robert Berri
Paulo
Jean Tissier
Charlot le Curieux
Jacques Dynam
Le camionneur
Ginette Pigeon
Sylvie Morel dite Zizi
Albert Michel
Le camionneur qui transporte le tableau
Charles Bouillaud
Un homme à l'hôtel
Paul Demange
L'homme dans la baignoire du Coq Hardi
André Chanu
Le reporter dans l'hélicoptère
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arletty was a massive star but controversial—she'd had a German officer lover during Occupation, making her return to light comedy here a deliberate rehabilitation.
The 'drug smuggling in innocent object' plot became a template for decades of caper films; this might be patient zero.
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