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Fric-Frac
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Wikipedia article
'Fric-Frac' is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara, starring Fernandel, Arletty and Michel Simon. It tells the story of Marcel, an assistant to a jeweller, who befriends a couple of criminals who want to use him as an accomplice to rob his boss. The film is based on a 1936 play by douard Bourdet. Filming took place in March and April 1939 at the Laboratoires et Studios Eclair in pinay-sur-Seine. The film was released in France on 15 June 1939.
Cast
* Fernandel as Marcel
* Arletty as Loulou
* Michel Simon as Jo
* Hlne Robert as Rene
* Marcel Valle as Mercadier, the jeweller
* Jacques Varennes as Tintin
* Andrex as Petit Louis
* Ren Gnin as Blin
* Georges Lannes as Fernand
* Gnia Vaury as La Grande Marie
Production
According to Arletty, Claude Autant-Lara did all the direction and Maurice Lehmann was mainly the producer.
References
Category:1939 comedy films
Category:1939 films
Category:French films based on plays
Category:Films directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Category:French comedy films
Category:1930s French-language films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld
Category:1930s French films
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