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  • Le père Lampion (1934)
  • 98 min | Comedy
Le père Lampion (1934)
98 min | Comedy

In the fictitious republic of Carvolie, the Council President, Desnoyaux, although he has a nice wife and a daughter, lets himself be bossed around by his mistress, Lulu de Pompadour. In the hands of Lulu, he does not even notice that a ...See moreIn the fictitious republic of Carvolie, the Council President, Desnoyaux, although he has a nice wife and a daughter, lets himself be bossed around by his mistress, Lulu de Pompadour. In the hands of Lulu, he does not even notice that a party has formed against him. The main conspirators are Gargarousse, Cornillet, General Dubul, Petit-Morin, and Desnoyaux's chauffeur Prosper. One night, Prosper drives the President into a trap where the men kidnap him and keep him prisoner. Meanwhile, other men spot a sewer man who looks exactly like Desnoyaux! He names is Justin Morille, aka "father Lampion", and they offer him to take Desnoyaux's place. With the help of a few drinks, and before he even realizes it, Lampion wakes up in Desnoyaux's bed. After he has reinstated Desnoyaux as a good husband and good father, he launches new laws and reforms. He decides to install loudspeakers in villages to promote good sense and his "gold policy" : each citizen has to give the State a small amount of gold as tax. Unexpectedly, his measures earn him a great popularity. Though he asks Desnoyaux to take his place back, he asks the man to keep acting just like he did. Lampion then goes back to taking care of the sewers, only as a "General inspector", as he promoted himself. Written by Greg Philip {greg_philip@hotmail.com} See less
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Director
Writers
Léon Belières (screenplay) (as Léon Bélières) | Jean Kolb (screenplay) | René Pujol (adaptation) (dialogue)
Cinematographer
Editor
Suzanne Girardin (as Mme Girardin)
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Updated Dec 21, 1934

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Dec 21, 1934 (France)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Tramel
Lampion & Desnoyaux Lampion & Desnoyaux   See fewer
Christiane Delyne
Lulu de Pompadour Lulu de Pompadour   See fewer
Marcel Vidal
De Vernicel De Vernicel   See fewer
Jean Kolb
Cornillet Cornillet   See fewer
Paul Villé
Le maire Le maire   See fewer
Gaston Mauger
Gargarousse Gargarousse   See fewer
Martial Rèbe
L'ambassadeur L'ambassadeur   See fewer
Jacques Butin
Alouette Alouette   See fewer
Nita Raya
Ginette Ginette   See fewer
Germaine Charley
Amélie Desnoyaux Amélie Desnoyaux   See fewer
Jacqueline Daix
Hélène Hélène   See fewer
Léon Belières
Petit-Morin (as Léon Bélières) Petit-Morin (as Léon Bélières)   See fewer
Titys
Actor Actor   See fewer
Jacqueline Kolb
La rosière (uncredited) La rosière (uncredited)   See fewer
Anna Lefeuvrier
La marchande des quatre-saisons (uncredited) La marchande des quatre-saisons (uncredited)   See fewer
Vavasseur
Le préfet (uncredited) Le préfet (uncredited)   See fewer
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