A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
Fernandel
Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Fernand Charpin
Uncle Baptiste Fabre
Henri Poupon
Galubert
Orane Demazis
Françoise
Léon Belières
Meyerboom
Jean Castan
Casimir Fabre
Odette Roger
Aunt Clarisse Fabre
Charles Blavette
Martelette
Enrico Glori
Bogidar Glazunoff
Marcel Maupi
Bartender
Director
Marcel Pagnol
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Production
Les Films Marcel Pagnol
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