''Légère et court vêtue'' ( en, Light and court dressed), is a French

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

film from 1953, directed by

Jean Laviron Jean Laviron (26 April 1915, in Paris – 15 February 1987, in Fresneaux-Montchevreuil) was a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography Director * 1951 : '' Un amour de parapluie'' * 1951 : '' Come Down, Someone Wants You'' * 1 ...

, written by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

, starring

Madeleine Lebeau Marie Madeleine Berthe Lebeau (10 June 1923 – 1 May 2016) was a French film actress who also appeared in American films, most notably ''Casablanca''. Early life Lebeau married actor Marcel Dalio in 1939; it was his second marriage. They had ...

and

Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...

. The scenario was based on the work of

– "Un amour fou" (''A crazy love'').

Cast

: Jacqueline Vermorel, wife of Jacques *

Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor.Hayward p.145 Selected filmography * ''Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Bréval * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) - Albert - le garçon de café * ''La Charrette fantôme'' (1939) - Un salutiste (uncre ...

: Gaétan, the unknown "madman" *

Jacqueline Pierreux Jacqueline Pierreux (15 January 1923 – 10 March 2005) was a French film and television actress.Philip Mosley p.105 From the early 1970s onwards she also enjoyed success as a producer. She was the wife of screenwriter Pierre Léaud and the moth ...

: Simone, Pierre's lover * Jacques-Henri Duval : Pierre Plouvier, an admirer of Jacqueline *

Pierre Destailles Pierre Destailles (1909–1990) was a French film, stage and television actor. He was also a noted lyricist.Cenciarelli p.249 Selected filmography * '' Dropped from Heaven'' (1946) * '' Mission in Tangier'' (1949) * '' Suzanne and the Robbers' ...

: Maître Jacques Vermorel, advocate *

: Paul Duvernois, the alleged detective * Nicole Jonesco : Hélène, advocate's maid * Verlor et Darvil : the singers of the generic song

References

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Au diable la vertu (1953)
at the ''Films de France'' 1953 films French comedy films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Jean Laviron 1953 comedy films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub