Gaston Orbal

The marchioness of Botarin secretly exchanges passionate letters with Jean, a young sailor. What Jean doesn't know is that the lady of his heart is twice as old as he thinks, for the photo she has sent her was one of her young niece Jacqueline, instead of her. Things get complicated when Jean turns up at the Botarin manor, escorted by two other sailors. The young man immediately falls under the spell of Jacqueline, which drives the marchioness crazy. The latter resorts to various subterfuges to separate the lovebirds, but to no avail. She will end up marrying a gendarme who has been her suitor for years while Jean weds his beloved Jacqueline.

Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?

Manuel, a landowner in Jamaica, arrives in Paris on vacation. There he meets Olivia, a Spanish popular singer and falls in love. Olivia leaves Paris to play in a casino of the Riviera and Manuel follows her there. Maxime lives in Cannes, uncle of Olivia, a trickster who poses as a magician and has great influence on Annie, an eccentric billionaire. At the same time, Simeon, Annie's secretary tries to bribe the magician to influence Annie to accept to marry him, but as Maxime also wants to marry her, Simeon uses the services of a private detective. Manuel receives a telegram asking him to return to Jamaica. So, Annie proposes them a cruise aboard his yacht and invites Olivia.

О трудной, утомительной, но благородной и гуманной профессии — профессии участкового врача — рассказывает фильм. Кто в этом парижском квартале не знает доктора Форже? В любое время дня и ночи, в любую непогоду ходит доктор по лестницам и квартирам своего квартала. Везде его встречают по-разному: кто с надеждой, кто с радостью, кто с тревогой, но все ждут от него облегчения, совета, помощи, и не только в медицинских вопросах, но часто и в житейских делах. Он нигде не чужой, он все знает о своих пациентах, и они любят его, веря этому доброму, немного ворчливому человеку, для которого его незаметная, обыденная работа — самое высокое призвание, главное дело всей его жизни. Поэтому так приветливо и тепло звучат слова «Здравствуй, доктор!», которыми встречают его все жители этого большого парижского квартала.

At Christmastime, the love affairs of five clothing models working for Pierre Roussel, a renowned Paris fashion designer. Marlène hesitates between two suitors. Blanche, who loves Jean, Roussel's son, wants him to talk to his father about their relationship. Catherine learns that her lover has a wife and two kids. Jeannette throws herself into the arms of an Oriental prince. In despair the fifth one attempts to commit suicide...

Париж, 1956 год. Фернан Виньяр вступает в права на владение довольно скромной мастерской по пошиву модной женской одежды. И эта увертюра заканчивается самым прозаическим образом - у нашего героя возникают немыслимые сложности как финансового, так и морального плана, так как его клиенты - просто женщины...

Али-Баба — добрый, веселый и немного чудаковатый слуга богатого господина Кассима. Он немолод, беден и некрасив. Но зато как обаятелен! Али-Бабу полюбила красавица Моржана — наложница, которую он сам выбирал на невольничьем рынке для Кассима. Что же делать? Нужно найти способ разбогатеть. Но, как бывает в сказке, богатство само находит доброго человека. Надо лишь вовремя оказаться в нужном месте и сказать: «Сезам, откройся!».

Господин Селеcтен ведёт уроки музыки в монастырском приюте для девочек. Он сама скромность и умеренность. Но только днём, ночью же он оставляет свои добродетели и свой строгий костюм в монастыре, а сам, облачившись в щегольской наряд, превращается в мсье Флоридора - сочинителя оперетт. Монахини даже не подозревают о двойной жизни Селестена, но воспитанницам монастыря становится известно о ночных отлучках преподавателя. Одна из них - Дениза - обнаружила ноты его оперетт и выучила все партии. Она влюблена в музыку Флоридора и уговаривает Селестена взять её с собой в театр. Вскоре такой случай представился: Селестену поручают отвезти Денизу на смотрины, её отец подыскал ей жениха - молодого офицера. Учитель и ученица отправляются в дорогу…

Классический случай, когда молодость и присущая ей бесшабашность - не порок, а дорога к славе. Бедный гасконский дворянин, благодаря безрассудной храбрости, сумел спасти со своими друзьями-мушкетерами честь королевы Франции. Несмотря на все козни, чинимые кардиналом Ришелье руками своих подручных.

Пьер, не придя ночью домой, говорит жене, что ночевал у своего друга Робера, не зная при этом, что Робер в ту ночь совершил аварию и скрылся с места происшествия, за что имеет теперь неприятности с полицией. Таким образом Пьер становится соучастником преступления. Выбрав из двух зол меньшее, он наконец говорит правду и пытается убедить полицейских, что ночь он провёл у Моник, подруги своего коллеги Жака.

Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.

Peter is a talented young composer who has so far not been able to get his revue “Traumschöne Nacht” in a music theatre. Behind the scenes of the “Alhambra”, a Paris music hall, he meets Violetta, a young up-and-coming artist. For her sake, Mr. Maroni, the director of the “Alhambra”, who is in love with Violetta but is rejected by her, has organized a costume party at which the young entertainer appears as a little flower seller. When Peter shows up there too, he believes that Violette is actually selling flowers.

Провинциальный булочник Бернар Перль, женатый на сварливой Жюльетт, едет в Париж для получения наследства. На Эйфелевой башне он встречает Мод, разыгрывающую самоубийство, влюбляется в неё и едет с ней в курортный город Дювиль, где проматывает все деньги. Мод исчезает с остатком наследства, а Перль симулирует амнезию, чтобы избежать объяснений с Жюльетт…

Jean-Pierre, a pianist, is also the composer of a revue he would very much like Maroni, a famous theater producer, to put on. Maroni is not interested. All he wants at the moment is to impose Violette, a pretty young singer whose career he supervises. He has her dressed up as a flower seller. When he meets her, Jean-Pierre, who does not realize that she is in disguise, falls in love with her at first sight.

Colette gives up her studies to become a cabaret dancer. She breaks with her fiance who does not approve of her choice.

Водитель такси Пьер Вержер, по прозвищу Господин Такси, колесит по Парижу со своей собакой по кличке Гангстер. Лучшие клиенты таксиста, конечно, богатые иностранцы. Однажды одна из его пассажирок забывает в машине сумочку с большой суммой денег. С этого момента и начинаются злоключения нашего героя. Пьер пытается разыскать иностранку, чтобы вернуть ей деньги, но безуспешно...

Скульптор Раймон Корбье без памяти любит свою жену Сильвию. Именно поэтому он болезненно ревнив и подозревает жену в измене с музыкантом Франсисом Жерменом. Чтобы убедиться в этом, Раймон делает вид, что влюблён в Маргариту, жену своего лучшего друга дантиста Гастона Ривала. После множества комических ситуаций на горнолыжной базе супруги наконец убеждаются в своей любви друг к другу.

Париж в Бель Эпок (1890−1914). Мсье де Понтаньяк — большой любитель красивых женщин, что создаёт ему немало проблем. Однажды следуя за прекрасной Люсьенн Вателен, он попадает в её дом, где встречается с её мужем нотариусом Вателеном, человеком его круга. С этого момента в доме начинают кипеть страсти, происходят семейные сцены, ссоры и перемирия…

Bert and George Bernard, two American comedians, are asked by a solicitor to trace a rich heiress whose initials are tattooed on one of her thighs. All they know about her is that she is a chorus girl. This fact particularly suits Bert who is a fan of shows with light-footed and lightly dressed girls. Combining business with pleasure, the two men wind up finding the rare bird.

A couple of dancers performs in a night club. The man is jealous of Gina, his partner,and keeps making scenes to her, going as far as bullying her on the stage during their act. A man gets killed. The dancer is suspected for being jealous of all the other men. Another potential culprit could the father of Gina since he overprotected his daughter. The real culprit will be unmasked after the police detective finds the murder has something to with the Occupation period.

How Robert, who does not manage to impose himself in the representation, sees his life turned upside down when he begins a career as a street vendor, which, thanks to his resourcefulness, turns out to be more and more brilliant.

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Taking this new taste into account, the staff of the "Tambourin" and Jacques Hélian decide to set up their own club, "La Pivoine Ecarlate". They are joined by Pâquerette, a flower vendor and amateur singer, and by Jean-Pierre Francis, an existentialist poet...

Казимир получил место агента фирмы, торгующей пылесосами. Двери, двери, двери. Казимир стучится в них, чтобы предложить свой товар. Но одни двери так и остаются закрытыми, из-за других высовываются сердитые физиономии...

A policeman receives a fabulous inheritance. Thanks to this, he conquers the heart of Queen Marika. But crooks deprive him of his financial means

Benjamine, the daughter of the chocolate maker Lapistole, has broken down in her car, spends a night at Paul Norman's, imposes herself casually and causes the break-up of the engagement of this peaceful civil servant with the daughter of his department head. A friend maintains contact between Paul and Benjamine, becomes the head of publicity at Lapistole and when Norman is dismissed through Benjamine's fault, brings his two friends closer and proves to them that they are made for each other.

Виктор Бонифас (Фернандель), добрый и рассеянный оформитель витрин, сильно простуженным зашёл в бистро выпить чего-нибудь горячего, и хозяин предложил ему горячего грога. Непьющий Бонифас быстро перешёл в знакомое многим состояние и в весёлом расположении духа отправился в свою гостиницу. А тем временем несколько гангстеров из «Автомобильной банды» выясняли там отношения. Один из них, Джо, по кличке «Резаный» переволновался и ... умер. Его подельщикам не пришло в голову ничего иного как спрятать труп в номере Бонифаса, прямо в его кровать...

Ирен замужем за Ренальдо Кортезом, популярным певцом, любимцем женщин. Ветреный и ревнивый Ренальдо поручает своему другу Артуру Бидуа следить за Ирен во время его отсутствия, что тот и делает, и при этом узнаёт, что она имеет любовника по имени Жерар. Но верному другу Артуру удаётся помирить супругов.

The City of Hope is the place where left-behind artists subsist by scraping by. When one of them is accused of murder, all try to find the real culprit.

В центре небольшого городка власти для удобства мужского населения установили туалет, точнее писсуары, лишь слегка прикрытые от взгляда прохожих. Ноги и голова — на виду, ну а то самое — скрыто.

Naive and good-hearted Léon Ménard arrives in Paris, determined to find work in the capital. In a café, he meets Bob, a seedy guy, who helps him to get a job. On cloud nine, the ingenuous young man, does is unaware of how Bob manipulates him. Having become the night concierge of a hotel, the thankful Léon lets Bob and his accomplices get into the pace. Jewels are stolen as a result.When he is accused, Leon refuses to incriminate his "friend". Fortunately, Charlotte, Léon's fiancé, manages to find evidence of Bob's guilt and thanks to a premium paid by the diamond dealer the two lovebirds can buy a grocer's shop and tie the knot.

For fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the costume jewelry section of a supermarket. Sophie buys the diamond, which forces the novelist to embark on crazy adventures to recover the jewel.

In a Central American state, the owner of a dance hall and his sponsor engage in drug trafficking. Are involved in various intrigues, a gypsy orchestra, its singer, the sister of the conductor, some policemen. Imprisonment and death are at the end of the adventures.

Together with his uncompromising friend Marie Girard, André de Lurvire clamors for moral reasons for the closing of the Bal Tabarin, a famous Paris cabaret. So, imagine André's reaction when he... inherits the joint! But, following the seductive schemes of Cora, Tabarin's sultry star, Lurvire gradually lowers his guard, discovers the good life and abandons his wife.

The basic premise: A retired bus driver fulfills his lifelong dream of providing an extended "voyage surprise" (the title is translated as "Mystery Tour") for unsuspecting vacationers. They soon realize, while riding in the old man's home-made bus, that he hasn't bothered to plan any kind of itinerary. As a result, they end up in completely preposterous situations, of course. Voyage surprise!

To be able to win paradise, a selfish old billionaire, who has just died, must make someone happy. He will have to guide a young girl through the intricacies of love.

Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.

In a Provençal village, two jolly good fellows, Boule and Pons, decide to dress as Saint Anthony and Saint Nicholas for the distribution of presents to the children on the feast of Saint Nicholas. They unfortunately get killed by a cart and find themselves in Hell where Lucifer and his demons duly torment them. They are saved by a prayer which helps them to climb the stairway to Paradise. Saint Peter, taken in by the applicants' disguise, lets them in. When the two true Saints show up, trouble follows. Luckily, thanks to the intervention of the Virgin Mary, the two friends are acquitted at their celestial trial and allowed to return to Earth.

Nicole tries to seduce a young man who lead a bohemian life in an untidy flat with his three pals.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the destiny of Félicie Nanteuil, a young girl from the provinces who became a big star on the stage thanks to a comedian who committed suicide out of love for her.

Mr. Gustave Bourdillon loves hopelessly the wife of the director of the institution where he is the only teacher. Soon a widow, the pretty wife of Mr. Calumet, agrees to marry the brave professor, but believes each onstant that her husband has returned in the form of his brave little dog Medor. After incredible situations and an immeasurable pursuit, Gustave Bourdillon and widow Émilie will live a deserved happiness.

Jules Frémissin is shy and in love. The father of the object of his flame is also shy. The marriage proposal is very laborious, because before marrying Cécile Thibaudier, Jules must fight a duel with the arrogant Vancouver, convinced that all this eager and awkward courtship was intended for his own wife, also named Cécile.

Following a broadcast on the radio, each of the listeners remembers these "little nothings" (the title is borrowed from a play by Mozart), which have often changed their lives. Each of these stories told will prove that a tiny detail in life can change an entire destiny.

A young woman from the countryside travels to Paris to become an actress. Despite all kinds of difficulties, affronts and emotional adventures, she succeeded in gaining a place in the world of entertainment and becomes a great movie star.

As playboys cannot pay their debts anymore,their creditors suggest one of them marry a millionaire's daughter.

René Sabin, engineer, disappointed by failures, leaves his village in the South to go to Paris with friends. In the capital, he befriends dubious people, in particular Alex Krakow who does not disdain shady business. Then comes the war. René is mobilized then returns to the country, and finds with joy his fiancée.

Tobie is a hopeless daydreamer. He always has his head in the clouds, and this inevitably gets him into trouble with his employer. In the end, Tobie loses his job as a fairground performer and sinks into a state of abject despair.

Two hearing protection product sales reps have mixed fortunes in the exercise of their trades. They first have to face a female singer who... slams her door at them! Second they try to a influence a man by giving one of his friends'name as a reference whereas the aforementioned friend is... on the spot! As for the third client, he seems to be willing to buy one of their articles until the two salesmen realize that he is... hard of hearing!

Nine Bachelors is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco.[1] An opportunist dreams up a new scheme to make money when the French government passes a law forbidding foreigners from living in France. It's French title is Ils étaient neuf célibataires.

A young man who wishes to launch his girlfriend in the theater, borrows money from his aunt, making her believe that he wants to buy groceries. His aunt arrives and then wishes to visit “her” grocery store; to save the day he borrows the store of a credulous grocer.

Two friends, Tricoche and Cacolet, are partners in a detective agency. Chance has it that Cacolet is hired by Van der Pouf, a rich banker who wants him to watch over his wife Bernardine while the latter, on her part, seeks the services of Thicoche.

A problem forces a plane carrying passengers bound for the Far East to land on a desert island. Couples forms and they are happy. They are finally located, rescued and repatriated. A few months of 'civilization' are enough to pit them against each other. Then they decide to return to their paradise lost.

Dédé is a young wealthy man who buys a shoe store, owned by his friend Robert, in order to receive more conveniently his mistress. Everything seems fine and Dédé seems to be enjoying all of this. But the man barely knew that he would fall in love with one of the many pretty vendors of his new "acquisition", favoring this new girl over the previous one.

An honest but naive young man is manipulated by a gang of crooks who use him as as a cover for their misdeeds. His honesty will be rewarded though and he will find the way to the heart of his beloved.

Léon is hired by a detective agency to monitor a music hall star whose friend is extremely jealous.