His Best Client

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His Best Client
His Best Client.jpg
Directed by Pierre Colombier
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Music by Marcel Pollet
Production
company
Distributed byPathé-Natan
Release date
  • 16 December 1932 (1932-12-16)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

His Best Client (French: Sa meilleure cliente) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Elvire Popesco, René Lefèvre and Hélène Robert. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

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Synopsis

A pair of lovers open a beauty salon, but struggling for business they decide to pretend that she is really his mother and has been rejuvenated by a miraculous treatment they have.

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References

  1. The A to Z of French Cinema p.358

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