Extenuating Circumstances (1939)

6.7/10 • 87 min • Comedy

Overview

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...

Cast

Arletty

Marie Qu'a-d'ça

Michel Simon

Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier

Andrex

'Môme de Dieu'

Suzanne Dantès

Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier

Mila Parély

Dorville

François Simon

'La Poupée', accordionist

Robert Arnoux

Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur

Jeanine Roger

Gabriel's fiancée

Robert Ozanne

'Cinq-de-trique'

Georges Lannes

'Coup de Chasse'

Liliane Lesaffre

Lontine Le Bouic

Émile Saint-Ober

Coco

Georges Bever

Cycle merchant (uncredited)

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