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Bookmark this pageOn purge Bébé (1931)
Director: Jean Renoir
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From Time Out Film Guide
Undertaken by Renoir to prove his efficiency as a director of talking pictures, this droll adaptation of a slight, one-act farce by Feydeau is chiefly memorable for the relaxed performances and the then revolutionary sound effect of a flushed toilet. The plot revolves around a porcelain manufacturer (Louvigny) vainly trying to sell a supposedly unbreakable line in chamber-pots to a supplier (Simon) for the French army. Meanwhile, the manufacturer's idle wife (Pierry), drifting casually about their apartment in her dressing-gown, struggles to persuade their son to take a laxative. Aside from the inimitable Michel Simon as the slow-witted supplier, the film also features the first screen performance by Fernandel.Author: DT
Cast & crew
Director: Jean Renoir
Producer: Charles David
Cast: Louvigny, Marguerite Pierry, Michel Simon, Olga Valéry, Sacha Tarride, Nicole Fernandez, Fernandel full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 62 mins
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