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Extenuating Circumstances (1939)
Directed by Jean Boyer
Overview
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches…
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Arletty | Michel Simon | Andrex | Suzanne Dantès | Mila Parély | Dorville | François Simon | Robert Arnoux | Jeanine Roger | Robert Ozanne | Georges Lannes | Liliane Lesaffre | Émile Saint-Ober | Henri de Livry | Robert Sidonac | Julien Barrot | Jean Hubert | Jacques Albert | Marie-José | Georges Bever | René Lacourt | Salinac