Colonial Canteen
Our hero is the canteen man of the regiment ;with his bossy missus,as infuriating as his military superiors,he reigns ,so to speak ,over the grunts' grub. One fine day,opportunity knocks: his brother has just died;would you believe it,he made a fortune in America ,and our canteen man is the sole legatee: 100 million bucks. Overnight,his life (and his wife's ) change:not only his mates tell him stories to make his heart bleed to get some dough,but two aristocrats,a marquis and an earl,short of the readies,want the canteen man's daughter, a wise girl in love with a deserving young lawyer doing his military service,to become their daughter-in-law ,and to latch on to the girl's dowry.
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Cast
18 people
Bach
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Saturnin Fabre
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Yves Mirande
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Albert Dodrumez
Henry Wulschleger
Thérèse Dorny
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Léopold Simons
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Line Dariel
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Rellys
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Tichadel
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Yvette Lebon
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Pierre Magnier
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Henry Wulschleger Director
First release July 9, 1937 · Original title Le cantinier de la coloniale
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Union des Distributeurs Indépendants (U.D.I.F.)
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Languages
Original title
Le cantinier de la coloniale
Original language
French
Release dates
France · July 9, 1937
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No release date listed for United States.
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