Extenuating Circumstances
Circonstances atténuantes
Release: 1939-07-26
·Runtime: 87m
·★ 6.6
Comedy
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...
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
SFPE
Cast
Suzanne Dantès
as Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
Robert Arnoux
as Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur
Jeanine Roger
as Gabriel's fiancée
Robert Ozanne
as 'Cinq-de-trique'
Andrex
as 'Môme de Dieu'
Mila Parély
as 'La Panthère'
Liliane Lesaffre
as Lontine Le Bouic
Dorville
as Jules Le Bouic
François Simon
as 'La Poupée', accordionist
Georges Lannes
as 'Coup de Chasse'
Georges Bever
as Cycle merchant (uncredited)
Arletty
as Marie Qu'a-d'ça
Michel Simon
as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
Émile Saint-Ober
as Coco
René Lacourt
as (uncredited)
