A scientist who have discovered how to turn salt water into petrol dies before he has revealed his formula. By mistake it's assumed that his assistant knows it although he does not.
Acting
Fernandel's elastic expressions carry every single gag.
Writing
The fake formula MacGuffin is genuinely clever nonsense.
Director
Jacques Daniel-Norman
Fernandel
Vincent Fleuret
Robert Le Vigan
le professeur Léonard Bontagues
Meg Lemonnier
Renée Lancel
Jacques Varennes
Octave
Thérèse Dorny
Madame Noblet
Jean Toulout
Le président du tribunal
Paul Azaïs
P'tit Louis
Henri Arius
Trapu
Georges Lannes
Cartier
Pierre Feuillère
Riquet
Marcel André
L'avocat général
Gaston Séverin
L'avocat de Vincent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernandel reportedly improvised several reaction shots that made the final cut.
This 1943 production was made during Occupation France, when escapist comedy was politically necessary survival.
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