The Sad Sack (1950)

Comedy

Thanks to a bit of string-pulling by his aunt, Jean du Bois d'Ombelles, a young recruit who has blue blood in his veins, hopes to go through a nice and comfortable military service. Unfortunately he becomes Corporal Bourrache's pet aversion. Nevertheless, against all expectations, Jean ends up taking a liking for military life.

Cast

Turlot
Maurice Baquet
Jean du Bois d'Ombelles
Francis Blanche
Muflot
Eddy Rasimi
M Mariane Asel
B Berjac
F Fernand Blot
Rivers Cadet
J Jean-Jacques Daubin
Jacques Denoël
B Blanche Denège
J Jacqueline Figus
Serge Grave
Georgette
Paulette Dubost
B Bob Harley
R Robert Hasti
M Marie-France
G Georges Montal
J Jean-Pierre Méry
R Rigny
L Les Rigodos
E Emile Rousseau
M Marcel Rousseau
Jacques Roux
Le colonel
Pierre Bertin
R Roger Saget
E Emile Seylis
Sacha Tarride
J Jany Vallières
Solange Varenne
Le préfet
A André Mouézy-Éon
Mme Blandin d'Ombelles
Thérèse Dorny
Solange
J Jany Vallières
La gommeuse
S Sabine André
Le caporal Bourrache
Van Doude
Trimballe
Serge Grave
La caissière
Palmyre Levasseur

Crew

Director
Fernand Rivers
Assistant Director
René Delacroix
Screenplay
Fernand Rivers
Screenplay
A André Mouézy-Éon
Director of Photography
J Jean Bachelet
Original Music Composer
H Henri Verdun
Producer
Fernand Rivers
Editor
A André Brossier
Production Design
R René Renoux
Art Direction
R René Renoux
Costume Design
F Frédéric Junker