Baby's Laxative (1931)
On purge bébé
A chamber pot manufacturer tries to impress a military official while his wife desperately tries to force their constipated young son to take a laxative, leading to chaos.
- Date of release
- 1931-06-21
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 56m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Jean Renoir
Casting
- Marguerite Pierry — Julie Follavoine
- Jacques Louvigny — Follavoine
- Michel Simon — Chouilloux
- Olga Valéry — Madame Chouilloux
- Nicole Fernandez — Rose
- Fernandel — Truchet
- Sacha Tarride — Toto
Interesting facts
On purge bébé is Jean Renoir's first sound film, based upon the play by Georges Feydeau. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is known for mocking the French bourgeoisie.
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