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