The Little Ones of the Flower Platform (1944)

6.6/10 92 min Romance Comedy Drama

Overview

A brave bookseller raises his four daughters alone, all of whom he employs in his shop. They are especially interested in their sentimental stories. Rosine, the youngest, falls in love with Francis, fiancé of Edith, the eldest. But Francis pushes her away and Rosine announces that she is going to commit suicide. Bertrand, a young doctor, decides to stop her by watching over her. After a few adventures, everything finally works out. Edith keeps her fiancé, the father, from whom the adventure has been hidden, returns to the usual course of his life and Bertrand and Rosine find themselves alone.

Cast

André Lefaur

Frédéric Grimaud

Odette Joyeux

Rosine Grimaud

Bernard Blier

Doctor Bernard

Louis Jourdan

Francis

Danièle Delorme

Bérénice Grimaud

Gérard Philipe

Jérôme Hardy

Jacques Dynam

Paulo

Robert Pizani

A doctor

Raymond Aimos

The man who brings the bag

Marcel Pérès

Agent 55 of Fontainebleau

Roland Armontel

The professor

Marcelle Praince

Madame d'Aiguebelle

Daniel Gélin

(uncredited)

Jane Marken

Madame Chaussin (uncredited)

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