The American Beauty (1961)
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.
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Cast
Robert Dhéry
as Marcel Perrignon
Robert Dhéry (27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter.
He was married to actor Colette Brosset, wit...
Colette Brosset
as Paulette Perrignon
Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer.
She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in La Plum...
Louis de Funès
as Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (French: [lwi d(ə) fynɛs]; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. According to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, he is...
Michel Serrault
as Tramp
Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films.
His first professional job was in a touring production in...
Jean Lefebvre
as Chougnasse
Jean Marcel Lefebvre (October 3, 1919 – July 9, 2004) was a French film actor.
His erratic studies were interrupted by World War II. Taken prisoner and then requisitioned as a laborer, he escaped to...
Alfred Adam
as Alfred
Alfred Roger Adam (4 April 1908 – 7 May 1982) was a French stage and film character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles.
Source: Article "Alfred Adam" from Wikipedia in English, licens...
Director
Robert Dhéry
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