''The Cucuroux Family'' (French: ''La famille Cucuroux'') is a 1953 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

Émile Couzinet Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director. Biography The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino. In the 1920s, he de ...

and starring Georges Rollin,

Nathalie Nattier Nathalie Nattier (1925–2010) was a French film actress.Goble p.397 Selected filmography * ''Gates of the Night'' (1946) * '' Patrie'' (1946) * '' Strange Fate'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * '' Last Chance Castle ...

and Jean Tissier.Rège p.268 An upper-class Frenchman's plans to marry a wealthy woman are threatened by the presence of his mistress.

Cast

* Georges Rollin as Gontran de Saint-Paul *

as Nita * Jean Tissier as Marquis Aristide Cucuroux *

Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ...

as Jean *

Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...

as Célestine * André Salvador as Coquelicot * Catherine Cheiney as Henriette * Yorick Royan as Geneviève de Coutville

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films French comedy films 1953 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Émile Couzinet French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub