Paul Pauley

The Life and Loves of Beethoven

Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.

The Beauty of Montparnasse

Mr. Pontbichot has long dreamed of cheating on his wife. To achieve his goals, he looks for a son-in-law who co...

Topaze

A tale of a socially inept schoolmaster who must confront his own principles.

Make Up

Misfortunes and disarray of the little clown Leroy who is upstaged by a comrade, Bertini, and sees himself aban...

Monsieur Bégonia

A young man who applies for the position of general manager in a fashion house has not reached the desired age....

Rothchild

An ex-businessman, ruined and reduced to living under bridges, uses the name of one of his companions in misfor...

Le vertige

General Mikailoff once killed a lieutenant he mistakenly believed to be his wife's lover. Subsequently, she mee...

Un homme en habit

Completely ruined, André is left with nothing more than the clothes on his back. He is hired as a controller in...

Mon député et sa femme

An outgoing deputy, put on ballot, experiences many political and marital difficulties before regaining his sea...

Black and White

A one-night stand with an entertainer threatens to destroy a woman's marriage after she gives birth to a black...

L'affaire Coquelet

There are collectors and collectors. As far as he is concerned, Monsieur Coquelet has brought together a collec...

Rien que la vérité

Bob bets 250,000 francs that he can tell the truth and nothing but the truth for twenty-four hours.

Les maris de ma femme

A poor boy, having consented to play the role of the victim in a fake car accident story, is also invited to ma...

The Little Lady of the Sleeping Car

A somewhat naive young man, newly married to a well-to-do young lady, is harassed by a promiscuous woman he met...

Aces of the Turf

Two friends win a large sum and become the owners of a splendid horse, which a band of adventurers tries to sei...

To the Sound of Guitars

A woman visiting Corsica falls for a singer with a velvet-smooth voice.

Étienne

Étienne, a very sensitive being, watches helplessly as his mother suffers from his father's infidelities. He tr...

Et moi, j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait de l'oeil

When a young woman named Aurélie throws a fit of jealousy at her husband and her lover, daily life becomes more...

Chipée

A businessman, Masson, who likes to party, wants to force his partner, Chabrat, a hard worker on whom the succe...

La ronde infernale

While engaged in the six-day Vel d'Hiv event, a cyclist is concerned about the behaviour of his wife, whom he b...

La Petite Sauvage

The young Paulette is placed by her tutor in a boarding school in Lausanne. It is at the neighboring dance hall...

Œil de lynx, détective

Marc Lanterne and Monsieur Smith investigate the home of a castellan who is the victim of jealousy, justified b...

You Can't Fool Antoinette

Hubert has married a little provincial girl and, to disgust her with Parisian life, he takes her out every even...

Une femme qui se partage

Louis Cruciol, a married man, leads a double life: he maintains his mistress by taking the identity of one of h...

Street Without Joy

Jeanne supports supports his family on his modest salary. Her boss is arrested for fraud. Jeanne is forced, out...

L'École des contribuables

A bureaucrat, tax assessor, specialized in tax return and fraud, complains about his son-in-law's inactivity. H...

A Star Vanishes

My Little Marquise

Jacotte, a little orphan, is adopted by two single uncles who are looking for a governess for her. Monique hide...

Sacré Léonce

Léonce Vavin, an entomologist, marries Cecile Debienne, but the parents of the bride quickly realize that he's...

Dîner de gala aux Ambassadeurs

Three successive sketches: Sacha Guitry successively calls Pauline Carton, Gaston Severin and Paul Pauley by te...

Mercadet

A businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, Mercadet, is harassed by his creditors. To keep them waiting, he inve...

Midnight Prince

A record seller, and not very serious, Henry spends his nights in a cabaret where there is a Slavic prince in e...

The Pont-Biquet Family

The family Pont-Biquet is composed as follows: father, the judge, afflicted by deafness; authoritarian and iras...

Neuf de trèfle

Miche Doulin is a wife who like to spend. Her husband Henri, who is a diplomat and worried about several large...

Speak to Me of Love

A young girl marries an attractive but very busy businessman. So busy, that on the wedding day, he has no hesit...

Shout It from the House Tops

The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's respon...