Bibi fricotin is a French film realized by Marcel Blistène, release in 1950.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he plays the role of a swimming coach who does not know how to swim, he appears :

11 seconds at 1 hour 8 minutes and 7 seconds after the beginning of the movie, he says :
'' Lever la tête ! 1,2,3,4 ; elle se noie, au secours, elle se noie, rattraper le vrillé, je ne sais pas nager ''

♦ Synopsis :

To find the heritage of the ancestors of its friend Catherine, leaping it Bibi Fricotin, helped of conspicuous Fatma, crosses thousand funny adventures or cocasses, thanks to multiple energy, means of transport of the bicycle to the helicopter. In spite of the obstacles sown on its road by the uncle and aunt of the girl, Tartazan, the heritage will be found at a curator of a museum.

♦ Specification sheet :

Title : Bibi fricotin
Realization : Marcel Blistène
Scenario : According to the comic strip of Fortin
Adaptation and Dialogue : Maurice Henry, Arthur Harfaux
Production assistant : Gilles de Turenne, Jean Girault
Artistic Direction : Adrienne de Villers
Photography : Nicolas Toporkoff
Operator : Willy Roethely, assisted of Citovitch and Romain
Music : Jacques Besse (Editions Micro)
Editing : Marguerite Houlle-Renoir, Madeleine Gug, Etiennette Muse
Sound : Maurice Vareille, assisted of Dumont
Make-up : Eugène Fialkovsky-Burton
Photographer of tray : André Dino
Script-girl : Christiane Vilfrid
General manager : Levron
Outside manager : Pierre Lefait
Property man : Buyle
Participation of : Mady Moreau, Cazamayou, with the collaboration of Caroline Reboux, Maggy Rouff, Madeleine Colbert
Shooting from April 24th till June 10th, 1950
Film 35mm, black and white
Edtion : Laboratory L.T.C Montreuil - Sound : Hélios - Lighting : Luxazur
Production : Océan Films (France)
Leader of production : Roland Girard, René Bianco
Director of production : Jean Lefait
Producer's assistant : Françoise Filastre
Distribution : Consortium of Film
Duration : 89mn
First presentation the 12/04/1951
Genre : Comedy
Visa of exploitation : 9307

♦ Distribution :

Louis de Funès : The fisherman, the swimming instructor
Maurice Baquet : Bibi Fricotin
Colette Darfeuil : Mme Suzy Fatma, the clairvoyant
Nicole Francis : Catherine, the friend of Bibi Fricotin
Alexandre Rignault : Mr Tartazan, conjurer and uncle of Catherine
Paul Demange : The conservative of the museum
Yves Robert : Antoine Gardon, Detective and shadowing "Passe Partout"
Milly Mathis : Mme Tartazan, the aunt of Catherine
Jacques Famery : Le reporter
Jacques Dufilho : The uncle one-legged man
Lucas Gridoux : The tax-inspector
René Fluet : The innkeeper
Gil Vidal : A customer of the restaurant
Laure Paillette : The mattress maker
Franck Maurice : The secondhand goods dealer
Pierre Duncan : A removal man
Marcel Blistène
André Pradel
Claude Garbe
Roger Dalphin
Jacques Essy
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Jacques Lecot
Max Elloy
Marcel Portier
Rudy Lenoir