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
Georges Bever
as Cycle merchant (uncredited)
René Lacourt
as (uncredited)
Émile Saint-Ober
as Coco
Michel Simon
as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
Dorville
as Jules Le Bouic
François Simon
as 'La Poupée', accordionist
Suzanne Dantès
as Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
Jeanine Roger
as Gabriel's fiancée
Arletty
as Marie Qu'a-d'ça
Andrex
as 'Môme de Dieu'
Robert Arnoux
as Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur
Georges Lannes
as 'Coup de Chasse'
Liliane Lesaffre
as Lontine Le Bouic
Mila Parély
as 'La Panthère'
Robert Ozanne
as 'Cinq-de-trique'
