La Polka des menottes
movie

Released September 04, 1957
Overview
Elisabeth is persuaded to have killed her noisy upstairs neighbor, scientist Charles Magne. To save her, Mr. Matheu, Elisabeth's father, accuses himself while Pierrot, Elisabeth's fiancé gets rid of the body in order to save father and daughter. For his part, a gangster also believes he has killed the scientist but he gets shot down by a taxidermist, who runs for life. The girl, her daddy and her boyfriend also run away. But Magne is not dead. A bum is mistaken for him and a police inspector makes everyone believe that he is the one who shot the gangster. At the end of this crazy chain of events all the protagonists are reunited at the station house and everybody dances to express their relief.
Cast

Francis Blanche
as
un voisin

Jean Lefebvre
as
l'inspecteur Martial

Pascale Audret
as
Elisabeth Matheu

Mischa Auer
as
Charles Magne

Gaby Basset
as
La trompettiste

Simone Berthier
as
La bonne de Matheu

René Blancard
as
M. Matheu, le père d'Elisabeth

Alain Bouvette
as
Gaston, le livreur

Pierre Dac
as
l'homme en caleçon au commissariat

Claude Rich
as
Pierrot, le fiancé d'Elisabeth

Jacques Dynam
as
le camionneur boulanger
