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MONSIEUR TAXI
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Monsieur taxi is a French film realized by André Hunebelle, release in 1952.
Personal comments : Louis de Funès is marked in the credits, he appears 47 seconds to 22 minutes and 40 seconds after the beginning of the film ; he plays a painter who says :
- '' Qu'est-ce qu'il a votre chient ? "
- '' Moi, je le vois rouge! "
- '' D'abord, moi je ne paint pas ce que je vois. "
♦ Synopsis :
Gold and taxi driver bourru of, Pierre Orchard, called Mr Taxi, is accompanied by his faithful Gangster, a young malicious dog. It furrows Paris and leads in particular foreign rich person. One of them forgets its bag containing 300.000 Frs. Pierre tries to find it. It is taken for a gangster and brought to the police station. Very arranges itself finally and Mr. Taxi can marry his son George, journalist, with Lily, a dancer. Her Jacqueline daughter marries Francois, a florist.
♦ Specification sheet :
- Title : Monsieur taxi
- Realization : André Hunebelle
- Scenario, Adaptation and Dialogue : Jean Halain
- Production assistants : Jacques Garcia, Jean Bacque
- Images : Paul Cotteret, assisted of Guy Suzuki and Georges Pastier
- Operator : Robert Schneider
- Music : Jean Marion
- Song : "Rentrons Mimi" of Benech and Berrieux, sung by Michel Simon
- Decorations : Lucien Carré, assisted of Sydney Bettex
- Suits : Jacques Griffe (for Espanita Cortez)
- Editing : Jean Feyte
- Sound : René-Christian Forget, assisted of Louis Guilbot
- Perchman : Guy Maillet, assisted of Jacqueline Givord
- Make-up : Marcel Rey, Odette Carouge-Berroyer
- Photographer of tray : Guy André
- Script-girl : Madeleine Lefèvre
- Interior designer : Roger Bar
- General manager : Roger Boulais
- Administrator : René Thévenet
- Shooting from March 3rd till April 26th, 1952 in the studios "Franstudio" of Saint-Maurice. The scenes of the nightclub turned in "Club de l'opéra"
- Film : 35mm, black and white
- Production : P.A.C, Pathé Cinema (France)
- Leader of production : André Hunebelle
- Director of production : Paul Cadéac
- Producer's assistant : Charlotte Choquert
- In charge of press : Jean-Claude Labret
- Distribution : Pathé Consortium, C.F.R
- First presentation the 03/10/1952
- Duration : 78 mn
- Genre : Comedy
- Visa of exploitation : 12389
♦ Distribution :
- Louis de Funès : The painter of the place of the Tertre which sees "red"
- Michel Simon : Pierre Verger, taxi driver, husband of Hélène
- Claire Olivier : Hélène Verger, the woman of Pierre
- Roland Alexandre : Georges Verger, the son of Pierre and Hélène, journalist
- Monique Darbaud : Lily Minouche, the dancer
- Jane Marken : Louise, the woman of Léon
- Jean Brochard : Léon, the husband of Louise, policeman
- Pauline Carton : The aunt of Lily
- Espanita Cortez : The Italian of the taxi
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir : Mme Angela, the boss of the "house"
- Nathalie Nattier : The Rousse, one boarder of the "house"
- André Valmy : The main inspector
- Georgette Anys : The trader of salads
- Paul Azaïs : Henri, the barman
- Lucien Arnaud : Jacquot, the little boy of Léon and Louise
- Madeleine Barbulée : The knitter
- Charles Bouillaud : The agent of the traffic jam
- Louis Bugette : The second inspector
- Jean Carmet : François, the fiancé of Jacqueline
- Paul Demange : The small man of the telephone
- Paul Faivre : Gustave, a taxi driver
- Robert Le Fort : A curious onlooker
- Gaston Orbal : A reckless driver
- Floriane Prévot : Jacqueline, the girl of Pierre and Hélène
- Made Siame : A lady in the street
- Paul Ville : A taxi driver
- André Dalibert : A police captain
- Jean-Paul Moulinot : A man "collided" by car
- Grégoire Gromoff : A motorist
- Palmyre Levasseur : One witness of the collision
- Henri Niel : Edmond the "big person" motorist
- Louis Blanche : The joiner
- Charles Bayard to confirmed ? : One witness of the collision
- Paul Clérouc : An inspector
- Maurice Touati
- Lucien Frégis
- Nicole Lemaire
- Claude Garbe
- Renée Grisier
- Ida Montagne
- Le chien Gangster
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