The American Beauty (1961)
Comedy
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.
Cast
Marcel Perrignon
Paulette Perrignon
Mrs. Lucanzas
'Le gros' / Fatso
Minister of Commerce
Riri, cafe owner
Pierrot
Maurice, aka 'Le Lapin', hairdresser
Bargeman
Isabelle Zoutin
Announcer
Burglar
Police station secretary / Head of personnel
Motorist
Vicar
Snob in Sports Car
Effeminate Young Man
The 'big' gas station manager
Gas station attendant
Inspector Balutin
Bernapic
Inspector
Tramp
Granny
Gas station employee
Ambassador
Grougnache
Mrs. Zoutin
The dauber
Barbemont
Slovak
Hairdresser's son
Chougnasse
Me Fachepot, notary
Gas station attendant
Alfred
Houche
Colonel
Simone
Mr. Jean
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