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Not So Stupid (1947)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : André Berthomieu
Writer : André Berthomieu

Synopsis

Léon Ménard, a farmer and an apparently simple man of the country, is invited to visit his uncle Henri Ménard, a prosperous industrialist. He encounters a number of people scheming to marry into the Ménard family for the sake of money. Ménard discovers and thwart the plots and manages to unite a young couple who truly are in love. The romantic comedy ends happily with a double marriage. Henri's daughter Nicole marries Didier, and Ménard marries his new-found love Rosine. It turns out that Léon is "not so stupid" after all.

Actors

Bourvil
Bourvil
Léon Ménard
Suzy Carrier
Suzy Carrier
Nicole, la cousine de Léon
Mona Goya
Mona Goya
Gaby Moreuil, l'actrice
Made Siamé
Made Siamé
La mère Ménard
Albert Duvaleix
Albert Duvaleix
François
Bernard Lancret
Bernard Lancret
Didier de Bellemont
Yvette Andréyor
Yvette Andréyor
Mademoiselle la gouvernante
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouillaud
Joseph
Gaston Mauger
Gaston Mauger
Ménard - le père de Léon
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre
Maître Perrot - le notaire
Jacqueline Beyrot
Jacqueline Beyrot
Rosine
Frédéric Munié
Frédéric Munié
Léon Daubrel
Léon Daubrel
Jean Gabert
Jean Gabert
Yves Deniaud
Yves Deniaud
Jacques Louvigny
Jacques Louvigny
Albert Broquin
Albert Broquin
Eliane Charles
Eliane Charles
Robert Fretel
Robert Fretel
Naudès
Naudès

Crews

André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu
Director
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu
Screenplay
Paul Vandenberghe
Paul Vandenberghe
Dialogue
Pierre Gérin
Pierre Gérin
Producer
Maurice Thiriet
Maurice Thiriet
Original Music Composer
Pierre Franchi
Pierre Franchi
Director of Photography
Fred Langenfeld
Fred Langenfeld
Director of Photography
Jeannette Berton
Jeannette Berton
Editor
Raymond Nègre
Raymond Nègre
Set Decoration
René Daudin
René Daudin
Makeup Artist

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