''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (French: ''Tricoche et Cacolet'') is a 1938 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * ''La Marraine ...

and starring

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan t ...

Frédéric Duvallès Frédéric Duvallès (1884–1971) was a French film actor.Hayward p.383 He was often simply credited as Duvallès. Selected filmography * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1935) * '' The King'' (1936 ...

and

Ginette Leclerc Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981. She was born in Ile-de-France, France ...

.Ginibre, Lithgow & Cady p.97 It is based on an 1872 play of the same title by Ludovic Halevy and

Henri Meilhac Henri Meilhac (23 February 1830 – 6 July 1897) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, best known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach, as well as Jules Massenet' ...

. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier. Two idle Parisian boulevardiers set up a

detective agency A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

. They are separately hired by a husband and wife to spy on each other with their respective lovers, while a Turkish Prince has fallen in love with both the wife and her husband's mistress. Eventually everything is resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Louis Ginibre, John Lithgow & Barbara Cady. ''Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies''. Filipacchi Publishing, 2005.

External links

* 1938 films French comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Colombier Films set in Paris French black-and-white films Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub