The Cupboard Was Bare
6.5
The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.
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Fernandel
Alfred Puc
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Berthe Bovy
Madame Léa Lobligeois
Known for
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
Germaine Kerjean
Madame Coufignac
Known for
Deadlier Than the Male
Albert Dinan
'P'tit Louis'
Known for
The Counterfeiters of Paris
Les Bonnes Femmes
Annette Poivre
Mimi
Known for
It's Not Me, It's Him
Joy House
Robert Pizani
Medic
Known for
Deadlier Than the Male
Marcel Pérès
Frejus
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Marcelle Monthil
Client
Known for
Children of Paradise
Gaston Modot
Gangster
Known for
L'Âge d'or
The Rules of the Game
Pauline Carton
Mrs. Ovide
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
Jean Toulout
Actor
Also in
Au secours !
The Tenth Symphony
Louis Florencie
Notary
Known for
Children of Paradise
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Carlo Rim Director · Nicolas Hayer Cinematographer Henri Taverna Editor
United States release November 3, 1952 · Produced in France · Original title L'Armoire volante
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
L'Armoire volante
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 29, 1948
Theatrical
United States · November 3, 1952
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Hungary
February 25, 1960 · TV
Italy
August 1, 1950 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
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