Would-Be Gentleman (1958)
M. Jourdain is a cloth merchant who wants to become a gentleman, learning dance, music, fencing and philosophy. Mme Jourdain is worried about Dorante's expenses and prefers her daughter Lucile to marry Cléonte. The two young men's servants use subterfuge to get M. Jourdain to accept Cléonte as son-in-law. They fake the arrival of the Grand Turk's son in Paris, and, in an Oriental ballet, confer upon M. Jourdain the title of Mammamouchi, his daughter marrying the son of the Grand Turk, who is none other than Cléonte in disguise.
- Released
- 1958-11-19
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Jean Meyer as Covielle, Cléonte's valet
- Louis Seigner as Monsieur Jourdain, bourgeois
- Robert Manuel as the music master
- Georges Chamarat as the master of philosophy
- Jean Piat as Cléonte, in love with Lucile
- Georges Descrières as Dorante, count, lover of Dorimene
- Jacques Eyser as the fencing master
- Jacques Charon as the dancing master
- Andrée de Chauveron as Madame Jourdain
- Micheline Boudet as Nicole, servant
- Marie Sabouret as Dorimène, marquise
- Michèle Grellier as Lucile, daughter of M. Jourdain