The Cupboard Was Bare (1948)
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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.
Casting
- Fernandel — Alfred Puc
- Berthe Bovy — Madame Léa Lobligeois
- Germaine Kerjean — Madame Coufignac
- Albert Dinan — 'P'tit Louis'
- Annette Poivre — Mimi
- Robert Pizani — Medic
- Marcel Pérès — Frejus
- Marcelle Monthil — Client
- Gaston Modot — Gangster
- Pauline Carton — Mrs. Ovide
- Jean Toulout — Actor
- Louis Florencie — Notary
Interesting facts
The Cupboard Was Bare is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex.
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