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Open Letter (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Open Letter' (French: 'Lettre ouverte') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Alex Joff and starring Robert Lamoureux, Genevive Page and Jean-Marc Thibault.Rge p.538Bessy & Chirat p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Location shooting took place around Paris.
Synopsis
Martial Simonet is very jealous of his wife Colette and when he sees her writing a letter he demands to know who it is to she refuses to tell him. After she has posted it he bribes the postman to allow him to have it, but has so borrow the money from his parents in law. In cahoots with Colette, the postman has actually passed him a fake letter. It is only in the end that Martial becomes assured of his wife's fidelity.
Cast
* Robert Lamoureux as Martial Simonet
* Genevive Page as Colette Simonet
* Jean-Marc Thibault as Gaston
* Paul Bonifas as Honor - le beau-pre
* Rosy Varte as La concierge - Madame Ppin
* Sophie Mallet as La bonne - Hortense
* Jacques Hilling as Le flic - Monsieur Ppin
* Georges Wilson as Un locataire
* Germaine de France as La vieille locataire - Madame Gallot
* Claude Castaing as Le monsieur galant
* Solange Certain as Henriette
* Pierre Dux as Monsieur Lesage
* Mary Marquet as Laurence - La belle-mre
* Michel Lemoine as Le peintre
* Jean Berton as L'inspecteur
* Genevive Morel as La grosse dame
* Paul Vill as Le chauffeur
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. 'Histoire du cinma franais: 1951-1955'. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Rge, Philippe. 'Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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