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Fric-Frac

  • 1939
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
583
YOUR RATING
Fric-Frac (1939)
Comedy

Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow attracte... Read allMarcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow attracted by their world : Loulou and Jo are crooks. As Marcel naively tries to bring some moralit... Read allMarcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow attracted by their world : Loulou and Jo are crooks. As Marcel naively tries to bring some morality in their lives, the pair turn him into an unwilling accomplice in the robbery of his bos... Read all

  • Directors
    • Maurice Lehmann
    • Claude Autant-Lara
  • Writers
    • Édouard Bourdet
    • Michel Duran
  • Stars
    • Fernandel
    • Michel Simon
    • Arletty
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    583
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Maurice Lehmann
      • Claude Autant-Lara
    • Writers
      • Édouard Bourdet
      • Michel Duran
    • Stars
      • Fernandel
      • Michel Simon
      • Arletty
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Fernandel
    Fernandel
    • Marcel
    Michel Simon
    Michel Simon
    • Jo 'Les bras coupés'
    Arletty
    Arletty
    • Loulou
    Hélène Robert
    Hélène Robert
    • Renée Mercandeau
    Andrex
    Andrex
    • Petit-Louis
    René Génin
    René Génin
    • Blain
    • (as Genin)
    Génia Vaury
    • La grande Marie
    • (as Genia Vaury)
    Jacques Varennes
    Jacques Varennes
    • Augustin dit Tintin
    Marcel Vallée
    Marcel Vallée
    • Mercadier - le bijoutier
    Rivers Cadet
    • Gégène - le joueur-appât
    • (uncredited)
    Henri Charrett
    • Le joueur de bonneteau
    • (uncredited)
    Clairjane
      Claire Darcas
        Fernand Flament
        • Bit Part
        • (uncredited)
        Manuel Gary
          Maurice Lagrenée
          • Bit Part
          • (uncredited)
          Georges Lannes
          Georges Lannes
          • Fernand
          • (uncredited)
          Raymond Marcel
            • Directors
              • Maurice Lehmann
              • Claude Autant-Lara
            • Writers
              • Édouard Bourdet
              • Michel Duran
            • All cast & crew
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            9boblipton

            A Lesson In Javanaise

            Fernandel is a jeweler, working for Marcel Vallée. Hélène Robert, the boss's uptight daughter, is sweet on him, but when Fernandel meets Michel Simon and Arletty at the bicycle races, he falls for the latter. Because he is an innocent, he doesn't realize they're crooks, and Arletty's boyfriend is away for six months, in prison, so Fernandel imagines he's in with a chance.

            With a cast like that, you expect something great, and that's what you get. Arletty is a hard case, Simon is a lazy drunkard, and Fernandel finds himself in over his head. There are some lovely scenes like Simon running three-card Monte with Arletty as his shill, and the scene where the two men drunkenly bond is hilarious.
            8dbdumonteil

            Silly plot,wonderful actors.

            This is Lehman's only claim to fame,although he was helped by Claude Autant-Lara who was to become one of the most important directors of the years to come("Douce","le diable au corps").It's not much of a plot (a fric frac=break-in),but the fabulous threesome make it a winner.Michel Simon plays a gentle thug,so lazy his nickname is "Jo with the arms cut".Arletty is Loulou ,a whore who teaches slang to the respectable Marcel ,a clerk in a jeweller's shop ,object of his two "friends' " desire.A lot of fun is guaranteed for all!

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            • Trivia
              Arletty and Michel Simon played their same roles in the stage version.
            • Connections
              Featured in L'Oeil du cyclone: Langage sonore (1995)

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            • Release date
              • June 15, 1939 (France)
            • Country of origin
              • France
            • Official sites
              • Distributor's Official Website
              • Productor's Official Website
            • Language
              • French
            • Also known as
              • Break-In
            • Filming locations
              • Stade Buffalo, angle de la rue Carves et de l'avenue du Fort, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France(track cycling race)
            • Production companies
              • Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
              • Productions Maurice Lehmann
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            • Runtime
              • 1h 32m(92 min)
            • Color
              • Black and White
            • Sound mix
              • Mono
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.33 : 1

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