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The Cupboard Was Bare

19486.2 / 1090 min
Comedy, Crime

Overview

The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.

Cast

Fernandel

Fernandel

Alfred Puc

Berthe Bovy

Berthe Bovy

Madame Léa Lobligeois

Germaine Kerjean

Germaine Kerjean

Madame Coufignac

Albert Dinan

Albert Dinan

'P'tit Louis'

Annette Poivre

Annette Poivre

Mimi

Robert Pizani

Robert Pizani

Medic

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

Frejus

Marcelle Monthil

Marcelle Monthil

Client

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Gangster

Pauline Carton

Pauline Carton

Mrs. Ovide

Jean Toulout

Jean Toulout

Actor

Louis Florencie

Louis Florencie

Notary

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

'Le Frisé'

Maximilienne

Maximilienne

Salvation Army commander

André Bervil

André Bervil

First regular

Nina Myral

Nina Myral

First gossip

Jean Témerson

Jean Témerson

Second regular

Christiane Sertilange

Christiane Sertilange

Young bride

Jean Daurand

Jean Daurand

Young groom

Katherine Kath

Katherine Kath

Actress

Jacques Tarride

Jacques Tarride

Auctioneer

Georgé

Georgé

René Hell

René Hell

Stage manager

Robert Noël

Robert Noël

Zélie Yzelle

Zélie Yzelle

Second gossip

Luc Andrieux

Luc Andrieux

Third regular

Raymond Destac

Raymond Destac

François Richard

François Richard

Commissioner

Marcel Melrac

Marcel Melrac

Bedel

Bedel

Movers

Edmond Beauchamp

Edmond Beauchamp

Commissioner

Yves Deniaud

Yves Deniaud

Monsieur Martinet

Antonin Berval

Antonin Berval

'Grand Charles'

Albert Broquin

Albert Broquin

Inspector (uncredited)

Rivers Cadet

Rivers Cadet

Boirot (uncredited)

Liliane Charpentier

Liliane Charpentier

(uncredited)

Pierre Duncan

Pierre Duncan

(uncredited)

Édouard Francomme

Édouard Francomme

(uncredited)

Henry Gerrar

Henry Gerrar

Employee (uncredited)

René Lacourt

René Lacourt

Salvationist (uncredited)

Palmyre Levasseur

Palmyre Levasseur

Actress (uncredited)

Marcel Loche

Marcel Loche

Cornu (uncredited)

Paola Manelli

Paola Manelli

(uncredited)

Albert Michel

Albert Michel

Agent (uncredited)

Mylos

Mylos

(uncredited)

Frédéric O'Brady

Frédéric O'Brady

Inspector (uncredited)

Crew

Carlo Rim

Carlo Rim

Writer

Carlo Rim

Carlo Rim

Director

Henri Taverna

Henri Taverna

Editor

Jean Darvey

Jean Darvey

Production Manager

Raymond Borderie

Raymond Borderie

Producer

Georges Van Parys

Georges Van Parys

Music

Jean Bertrand

Jean Bertrand

Sound Editor

Emile Alex

Emile Alex

Set Decoration

Noël Martin

Noël Martin

Camera Operator

Nicolas Hayer

Nicolas Hayer

Director of Photography

Bernard Borderie

Bernard Borderie

Assistant Director

Jean Darvey

Jean Darvey

Executive Producer