The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 240 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...
Ratings
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
75 audience votes
Key crew
- Sacha GuitryWriter
- Sacha GuitryDirector
- Adolphe BorchardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sacha Guitryle tricheur
- Jacqueline Delubacla femme
- Marguerite Morenol'aventurière
- Pauline CartonMadame Moriot
- Rosine Deréanla voleuse professionnelle
- Fréhella rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant
- Elmire Vautierla comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)
- Serge Gravele tricheur (petit garçon)
- Pierre Assole tricheur (jeune homme)
- Roger DuchesneSerge Abramitch
- Henri PfeiferM. Charbonnier
- Pierre LabryMaître Morlot, le notaire et cousin
