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Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 32m
Comedy
6.9
IMDB Rating
594 votes

Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow attracted by their world : Loulou and Jo are cro...

Director
N/A
Writers
Édouard Bourdet, Michel Duran
Stars
Fernandel, Michel Simon, Arletty
Release Date
June 15, 1939
Language
French
Country
France
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Fernandel
Fernandel
as Marcel
Michel Simon
Michel Simon
as Jo 'Les bras coupés'
Arletty
Arletty
as Loulou
Hélène Robert
Hélène Robert
as Renée Mercandeau
Andrex
Andrex
as Petit-Louis
René Génin
René Génin
as Blain
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Génia Vaury
as La grande Marie
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes
as Augustin dit Tintin
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée
as Mercadier - le bijoutier
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Rivers Cadet
as Gégène - le joueur-appât

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Stade Buffalo, angle de la rue Carves et de l'avenue du Fort, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Productions Maurice Lehmann

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

FrenchComedy

⭐ Featured Review

A Lesson In Javanaise
by boblipton2022-11-17
9/10

"Fernandel is a jeweler, working for Marcel Vallée. Hélène Robert, the boss's uptight daughter, is sweet on him, but when Fernandel meets Michel Simon and Arletty at the bicycle races, he falls for the latter. Because he is an innocent, he doesn't realize they're crooks, and Arletty's boyfriend is away for six months, in prison, so Fernandel imagines he's in with a chance. With a cast like that, you expect something great, and that's what you get. Arletty is a hard case, Simon is a lazy drunkard, and Fernandel finds himself in over his head. There are some lovely ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Arletty and Michel Simon played their same roles in the stage version.

📖 Synopsis

Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow attracted by their world : Loulou and Jo are cro...