''Edward and Caroline'' () is a 1951 French

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directed by

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and starring

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

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and Elina Labourdette. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jacques Colombier.

Plot

Édouard and Caroline are preparing for a important social gathering at her uncle's apartment during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano and impress the guests. Lacking a waistcoat Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime, Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal.

Cast

as Édouard Mortier *

as Caroline Mortier * Elina Labourdette as Florence Borch de Martelie *

Jacques François Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François (; 16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. Biography ...

as Alain Beauchamp *

Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld (15 January 190527 January 1966), often misspelled "Stockfield", was an Australian film actress. She appeared mostly in British and French films. Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Eli ...

as Lucy Barville *

Jean Galland Jean Galland (28 May 1887 – 18 July 1967) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''Paris by Night'' (1930) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) * '' The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * '' Cease Firi ...

as Claude Beauchamp *

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as a guest *

William Tubbs William Tubbs (May 10, 1907 – January 25, 1953) was an American stage and film actor.Bondanella p.156 He appeared in a number of European films in the years after the Second World War, including several by Roberto Rossellini. Biography Born ...

as Spencer Borch *

Jean Toulout Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' La Digue'' (1911) * '' The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * '' The Tenth Symphony'' ...

as Herbert Barville * Yette Lucas as Mme Leroy, the concierge *

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as Julien, the Beauchamp butler *

Hélène Duc Marcelle Duc (22 March 1917 – 23 November 2014), known professionally as Hélène Duc, was a French actress. She appeared in '' Edward and Caroline'' (1951), '' Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout'' (1973), and '' Tanguy'' (2001). Duc played the ...

as the artistic guest *

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as a guest *

Edmond Ardisson Edmond Ardisson (23 October 1904, in Marseille – 30 November 1983, in Jouarre) was a French people, French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1938 and 1983. Filmography External links

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as the hairdresser *

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as Igor

References

External links

* 1950s French films 1950s French-language films 1951 comedy films 1951 films French black-and-white films French comedy films Fictional married couples Films directed by Jacques Becker Films produced by Raymond Borderie Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films scored by Jean-Jacques Grunenwald Films about pianos and pianists French-language comedy films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub