A banker swaps identities and accidentally gaslights his own wife into blessing his affair.
A wealthy banker who takes his accountant's name after multiple incidents is forced to pass off his girlfriend as his daughter. But the truth is coming out. The banker's wife then favors the marriage of the young girl, which creates a new intimacy in her household.
Acting
André Lefaur's escalating panic is pure clockwork genius.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could cut through class barriers.
Director
Pierre Caron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1938 farce captures the anxiety of a French upper class already sensing the war to come, using comedy to mask instability.
Pierre Caron was primarily a theater director; this rare film preserves the frantic door-slamming rhythm of boulevard comedy.
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