A flutist walks into a wedding and accidentally becomes aristocracy.
Barnabé, an occasional flutist, goes to Mme Petit-Durand to organize her daughter's 20 years. But he is confused with the Count of Marengo whom Mme Petit-Durand wants to give as husband to her daughter, who has already made her choice.
Acting
Fernandel's elastic expressions carry every scene.
Direction
Esway keeps farce plates spinning without collapse.
Director
Alexander Esway
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fernandel shot three films in 1938; this was considered his 'light snack' between heavier roles.
Mistaken-identity comedies exploded in 1930s France as class anxiety entertainment—audiences loved watching commoners fake it.
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