St. Val's Mystery

1945 1h 42m FR

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 5

ComedyMysteryCrime

Synopsis

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Désiré Le Sec has just won the "amateur policeman contest" and he is so glad he 's telling all the people around.He is an insure agent ,and his boss,his uncle,is annoyed :a man took out a big life insurance and died soon afterward.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fernandel
Désiré Le Sec
Arlette Guttinguer
Rose
Germaine Kerjean
Madame De Saint-Val
Jean Davy
Max Robertal
Viviane Gosset
Suzy
Marcel Carpentier
Henri Le Sec, Désiré's uncle
Marcel Pérès
The brigadier
Erno Crisa
Dédé, the wanderer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: René Le Hénaff
Writers: Albert Bossy
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 5

ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Fernandel and Arlette Guttinguer and Germaine Kerjean carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0140405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

René Le Hénaff directs. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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181 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Fernandel and Arlette Guttinguer and Germaine Kerjean carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0140405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.