Panurge, a poor laundress, breathes in the smell of fish glue all day long but grows a meager flower in a tin can. He falls in love with the washerwoman, whose virtue is threatened by Fred's feline seduction. But Panurge and his gentle melancholy disarm fate.
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Danielle Darrieux
Régine
Known for
Persepolis
The Earrings of Madame de...
Vincent Hyspa
Père Varenne
Known for
À Nous la Liberté
Jacques Desagneaux
Michel Bernheim
Jacques Favre de Thierrens
Olga Lord
Maud
Also in
Pépé le Moko
The Heart of a Nation
Steve Passeur
Gérard Sandoz
Panurge
Also in
Les Fossés de Vincennes
Jean Marconi
Fred
Also in
Francis the First
La Femme et le rossignol
Paul Poiret
Père Ursule
Also in
The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker
Michel Bernheim Director · Steve Passeur Writer Gérard Sandoz Writer
First release December 2, 1932
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 2, 1932
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