Sénéchal the Magnificent
Sénéchal le magnifique
Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?
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Cast
Georges Chamarat
as Le colonel Trochu
Jeanne Aubert
as La colonelle Trochu
Charles Bouillaud
as Un accessoiriste (uncredited)
Roland Armontel
as Carlini
Jacques Mancier
as M. Bardin, responsable de la tournée théâtrale
Hélène Tossy
as Mme Léon
Simone Paris
as L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval
Jacqueline Caurat
as Nicole, une soubrette
Jack Ary
as Un gangster complice de Mado (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
as Un militaire aux félicitations (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
as Mlle Henriette - une accessoiriste (uncredited)
Sacha Briquet
as Le représentant en télévision
Pierre Stéphen
as Un joueur de poker
Camille Guérini
as Le restaurateur (uncredited)
Manuel Gary
as (uncredited)
Fred Pasquali
as (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
as Mme Roberte
Paul Azaïs
as Le garagiste - mécanicien du car
Gaston Orbal
as Le directeur du théâtre
Jenny Astruc
Dominique Boschero
as Une élève (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
as Fred, régisseur de la troupe de théâtre (uncredited)
Nadia Gray
as La princesse Marida Ludibescu
Max Amyl
as Le majordome de la princesse (uncredited)
Gérard Darrieu
as Un gangster (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
as L'habilleuse (uncredited)
Nina Myral
as (uncredited)
Fernandel
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
Georges Lannes
as Castel-Boissac
Marcel Bernier
as Un spectateur (uncredited)
Henri Garcin
as L'auteur de la pièce (uncredited)
Robert Pizani
as Le prince Alexandre
Albert Dinan
as Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon
Serge Nadaud
as L'acteur qui joue M.Serval
