Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
Release: 1951-09-14
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 5.7
Comedy
Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has invariably caused laughter whatever the circumstances, which is the tragedy of his life. After having worked as an undertaker, a theater prompter, a casino bouncer, and so on, and failing at each job, he applies out of desperation to an institution where those rejected for physical reasons can hide and live together. But Adhémar immediately starts... laughing at them and gets kicked out as a result! In the end though, he finds his way as a circus artist.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Indusfilms
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Sophie Mallet
as La bonne de l'asile
Nicolas Amato
as Le commissaire des jeux (uncredited)
Jacques François
as Le valet
Primerose Perret
as La bonne de l'hôtel
Henry Houry
as Le deuxième conseiller (uncredited)
André Pollack
as Le secrétaire des conseillers (uncredited)
Jacqueline Pagnol
as La marchande de fleurs
Maximilienne
as La soeur du Marquis
Albert Duvaleix
as L'employé du casino
Robert Seller
as Le premier conseiller
Luce Fabiole
as (uncredited)
Meg Lemonnier
as La garde de nuit
Georges Bever
as Le mari trompé
Jacques de Féraudy
as Le Marquis de Saltarello
Fernandel
as Adhémar Pomme
Alexandre Arnaudy
as Le ministre
Marguerite Pierry
as Lady Braconfield, la veuve
Roger Monteaux
as Le troisième conseiler
José Noguéro
as Don Cristobal
Maurice Régamey
as Le barbu (uncredited)
Jean Hervé
as Le premier tragédien
Lucien Callamand
as Le régisseur (uncredited)
Bernadette Lange
as Clémentine
Andrex
as Tisalé, l'ami d'Adhémar
Marcel Lévesque
as Mr Brunel-Lacaze, le banquier
Louise Lagrange
as La veuve de Paul-Emile Racu (uncredited)
