President Haudecoeur (1940)
A public prosecutor wants his son to marry an ugly girl(who has a squint) because her mom is very rich.But it's too late for the boy has already fallen in love with another girl who is pregnant by him.Angry dad is to stop his shameless son's allowance .Enter exuberant Betty Brown ,with a delightful slight English accent and lots of joy of life .The old man realizes then that life is passing him by .Is it too late for him to find happiness?
- Released
- 1940-04-11
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Dréville
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Harry Baur as President Haudecoeur
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Betty Brown
- Marguerite Deval as Mrs. Bergas-Larue
- Robert Pizani as Abbot Margot
- Cecil Grane as Pierre Haudecoeur
- Georges Chamarat as Cousin Alexis
- Jean Témerson as Capet
- André Numès as Brouillon
- Marcel Maupi as Gardener
- Sonia Gobar as Antoinette
- Jeanne Provost as Angéline Haudecoeur