Four Knaves

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Four Knaves
Four Knaves.jpg
Directed by André Berthomieu
Written byAndré Berthomieu
Georges Dolley
Jean Gehret
Henri Jeanson
Produced by Adrien Remaugé
Starring Jean Desailly
Martine Carol
Denise Grey
Cinematography Fred Langenfeld
Edited by Jeannette Berton
Music by Georges Van Parys
Production
company
Distributed by Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 8 October 1947 (1947-10-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Four Knaves (French: Carré de valets) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey. [1] [2] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

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Synopsis

Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household.

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References

  1. Rège p.93
  2. https://www.unifrance.org/film/4856/carre-de-valets

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