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A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.
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Cast
31 people
Françoise Rosay
Margaret Molyneux
Known for
The Red Inn
Carnival in Flanders
Michel Simon
Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
Known for
Day for Night
The Two Missionaries
Louis Jouvet
Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
Known for
Jenny Lamour
Hôtel du Nord
Nadine Vogel
Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
Also in
Vidocq
S.O.S. Mediterranean
Henri Guisol
Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
Known for
Lola Montès
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Jenny Burnay
Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
Known for
Port of Shadows
Agnès Capri
la chanteuse des rues
Known for
The Milky Way
Annie Cariel
Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
Also in
Maison hantée
The Spanking
Jeanne Lory
Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
Also in
Mother Love
Chotard and Co.
Madeleine Suffel
Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
Known for
Diabolique
Sinoël
Le gardien de prison
Known for
Stormy Waters
Marcel Carné Director · Jacques Prévert Screenplay Maurice Jaubert Composer
United States release March 20, 1939 · Produced in France · Original title Drôle de drame
Production
Productions Corniglion-Molinier
Production
France
Produced in
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Original title
Drôle de drame
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 20, 1937
Theatrical
United States · March 20, 1939
Theatrical
France
August 3, 2026 · TV · TV5 Monde
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