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Four Knaves (French: Carré de valets) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.
Synopsis
Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household.
Cast
Jean Desailly as Jacques de la Bastide
Martine Carol as Catherine Bonpain
Denise Grey as Madame de la Bastide
Pierre Larquey as Arthur Bonpain - un cambrioleur
Liliane Bert as Betty
Paul Faivre as Le président Piquet
Robert Berri as Philibert - un escroc
Henri Charrett as Un invité
Roger Saget as Biscotin
Christiane Muller as Madame Biscotin
Eliane Charles as Solange
Jacques Louvigny as Firmin - le valet
Alexandre Mathillon as Dubois
Yves Deniaud as Jules Furet - un cambrioleur
Harry-Max as Monsieur Dubois - l'entomologiste
Louis Florencie as Monsieur Georges
Bernard Lajarrige as Albert Furet - un cambrioleur
References
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
Four Knaves at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Four Knaves
- Jack (playing card)
- Noddy (card game)
- Crest of a Knave
- Jean Desailly
- A Kestrel for a Knave
- Martine Carol
- Bhanumati Gari Mogudu
- Robert Berri
- John Taylor (poet)
