Extenuating Circumstances (1939)
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...
- Released
- 1939-07-26
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Boyer
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Arletty as Marie Qu'a-d'ça
- Michel Simon as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
- Andrex as 'Môme de Dieu'
- Suzanne Dantès as Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
- Mila Parély as 'La Panthère'
- Dorville as Jules Le Bouic
- François Simon as 'La Poupée', accordionist
- Robert Arnoux as Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur
- Jeanine Roger as Gabriel's fiancée
- Robert Ozanne as 'Cinq-de-trique'
- Georges Lannes as 'Coup de Chasse'
- Liliane Lesaffre as Lontine Le Bouic
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