A small-town policeman is informed that "naked women" are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Being the guardian of public morals that he is, he decides to stroll on down there and check it out for himself.
Acting
Louis de Funès before he became THE Louis de Funès.
Production
1950s 'nudity' that barely shows an ankle. The tease IS the joke.
Director
Jean Loubignac
Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry, metteur en scène / Un musicien
Louis de Funès
Michel Lebœuf, le commissaire de la brigade des mœurs
Colette Brosset
Colette Brosset, en danseuse débutante
Raymond Bussières
Raymond, le plombier
Jacqueline Maillan
Mme Maillan, la directrice de la salle
Francis Blanche
Garibaldo Trouchet, le ténor / Un musicien
Michel Serrault
Serrault, le trompettiste
Jacques Legras
M. Legras, le présentateur du spectacle / Un moine
Rosine Luguet
Rosine, la fiancée du plombier
Jacques Jouanneau
Joseph Delmar, le régisseur des Folies Méricourt
Robert Destain
Olaf Destain, chantant « Rêverie militaire »
Jacques Beauvais
Jacques, l'annonceur du 'Défilé de mode'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of 1950s French 'striptease cinema,' a genre that promised titillation while delivering elaborate comedy excuses for why you never actually saw anything.
Director Jean Loubignac made several films in this vein; the 'revue' structure allowed producers to reuse variety theater footage across multiple cheap productions.
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