♦ Synopsis :

What follows reveals key moments of the intrigue.
The lawyer Jacques Vermorel receives the visit of an unknown, Gaetan, who teaches him that his Jacqueline wife granted her favours to him. Jacques drives out his wife who takes refuge at one of her applicants, Pierre. This last which was on the point of marrying its Simone mistress breaks with it. An alleged detective, Duvernois, engaged by Vermorel to follow his wife, do not cease disentangling, or rather getting mixed up wire of the intrigue. Afterwards many adventures, two male nurses pass strait jacket in Gaetan and Duvernois who were two insane escaped of asylum. Jacques and Jacqueline reconcile themselves and Pierre marries Simone.

♦ Specification sheet :

• Title : Légère et court vêtue
• Realization : Jean Laviron
• Production assistants : Jean Dewever, André Fey
• Scenario : According to the detail of Jean Guitton "Un amour fou"
• Adaptation and dialogue : Jean Laviron
• Images : André Germain, assisted of Guy Suzuki
• Operator : Walter Wottitz, assisted of Adolphe Charlet, Michel Bouyer and Paul Suzuki
• Photographer of tray : Léo Mirkine, Sacha Mansour
• Music : Daniel White
• Song : "Légère et court vêtue" of François Llenas and Daniel White, sung by Verlor and Darvil (Editions Salvet)
• Decorations : René Moulaert, assisted of Yves Olivier
• Editing : Andrée Feix, assisted of Gaby Bac
• Sound : Jean Bertrand, assisted of André Louis
• Perchman : Gabriel Motus
• Recorder : Jean Dastugne
• Make-up : Janine Jarreau
• Script-girl : Colette Larivière
• General manager : Ernest Muller, assisted of Daniel Duchauffour
• Outside manager : Robert Christidès, assisted of Pierre Baum
• Property man : Jean Dumousseau, Daniel Laguille
• Tapestry-maker : Lucien Proffit
• Dresser : Gilberte Sponcet
• Suits : The negligee of J. Pierreux is of Lucyle Valéry
• Shooting from December 12th, 1952 till January 8th, 1953 in studios "Franstudio" of Saint-Maurice
• Film : 35mm, black and white
• Edition : Laboratory G.T.C of Joinville - Studios Franstudio of St-Maurice - Sound Recording S.P.S - Sound Systeme Euphonic, process Charollais = Picot
• Production : Arca Films (France)
• Leader of production : Albert-Pierre Barrière
• Director of production : Jacques Dampierre
• Administrator general of production : André Reffet
• Producer's assistant : Michèle Reffet
• Distribution : D.F.F
• First presentation the 06/11/1953
• Duration : 88mn
• Genre : Comedy
• Visa of exploitation : 13618

♦ Distribution :

• Louis de Funès : Paul Duvernois, claimed detective
• Jean Parédès : Gaétan, the stranger
• Madeleine Lebeau : Jacqueline Vermorel, the woman of Jacques
• Jacqueline Pierreux : Simone, the mistress of Pierre
• Jacques-Henri Duval : Pierre Plouvier
• Pierre Destailles : Jacques Vermorel, lawyer
• Nicole Jonesco : Hélène, the maid of the lawyer
• Albert Rémy : The barman
• Charles Bayard : A man in the waiting room
• Guy Henry : A male nurse of the asylum
• Verlor et Darvil : The singers of the generic song

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