A French farce where daddy issues become actual daddy issues—awkwardly hilarious.
Comedy about an older man wanting to marry a younger woman who must make sure first that the woman is not by chance his own daughter.
Acting
Jean Tissier's escalating panic is masterclass physical comedy.
Writing
Razor-sharp dialogue that somehow makes incest panic charming.
Director
René Jayet
Denise Grey
Élisabeth Castille
Jean Tissier
Gabriel Castille
André Gabriello
Blondel
Tania Fédor
Marguerite
Noël Roquevert
Monsieur Barbier
André Reybaz
André Castille
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Aunt Béatrice
Marcelle Rexiane
Madame Barbier
Rosine Luguet
Madeleine Barbier
Marcelle Monthil
Aunt lucie
Georges Chamarat
Bijou
Guillaume de Sax
Népomucène Flavigny
Camille Guérini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Occupation France, this escapist farce offered audiences rare laughter without propaganda—Jayet's entire career flourished under Vichy censorship by staying aggressively apolitical.
Denise Grey was already 54 playing 'older woman' Marguerite while Annie France at 32 played the ingenue—Hollywood age gaps, but make it French.
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