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    The Cupboard Was Bare

    90'

    1948-10-29

    6.3

    Comedy,Crime

    Overview:

    The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.

    WritingCarlo RimDirectingCarlo Rim

    Cast

    1

    Alfred Puc

    Fernandel

    1

    Madame Léa Lobligeois

    Berthe Bovy

    1

    Madame Coufignac

    Germaine Kerjean

    1

    'P'tit Louis'

    Albert Dinan

    1

    Mimi

    Annette Poivre

    1

    Medic

    Robert Pizani

    1

    Frejus

    Marcel Pérès

    1

    Client

    Marcelle Monthil

    1

    Gangster

    Gaston Modot

    1

    Mrs. Ovide

    Pauline Carton

    1

    Actor

    Jean Toulout

    1

    Notary

    Louis Florencie

    1

    'Le Frisé'

    Paul Demange

    1

    Salvation Army commander

    Maximilienne

    1

    First regular

    André Bervil

    1

    First gossip

    Nina Myral

    1

    Second regular

    Jean Témerson

    1

    Young bride

    Christiane Sertilange

    1

    Young groom

    Jean Daurand

    1

    Actress

    Katherine Kath

    1

    Auctioneer

    Jacques Tarride

    1

    Georgé

    1

    Stage manager

    René Hell

    1

    Robert Noël

    1

    Second gossip

    Zélie Yzelle

    1

    Third regular

    Luc Andrieux

    1

    Raymond Destac

    1

    Commissioner

    François Richard

    1

    Marcel Melrac

    1

    Movers

    Bedel

    1

    Commissioner

    Edmond Beauchamp

    1

    Monsieur Martinet

    Yves Deniaud

    1

    'Grand Charles'

    Antonin Berval

    1

    Inspector (uncredited)

    Albert Broquin

    1

    Boirot (uncredited)

    Rivers Cadet

    1

    (uncredited)

    Liliane Charpentier

    1

    (uncredited)

    Pierre Duncan

    1

    (uncredited)

    Édouard Francomme

    1

    Employee (uncredited)

    Henry Gerrar

    1

    Salvationist (uncredited)

    René Lacourt

    1

    Actress (uncredited)

    Palmyre Levasseur

    1

    Cornu (uncredited)

    Marcel Loche

    1

    (uncredited)

    Paola Manelli

    1

    Agent (uncredited)

    Albert Michel

    1

    (uncredited)

    Mylos

    1

    Inspector (uncredited)

    Frédéric O'Brady

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
    • Vote Count: 16
    • Popularity: 0.4597
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:L'Armoire volante

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