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Ladies Only Compartment

1935 · 66 min

A light, talky French farce that breezes by on mistaken identity and cheeky marital panic.

Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Armand Bernard, Alice Tissot, Louis Baron fils
Overview
On his wedding day, Robert confesses his father-in-law that twenty years ago, he seduced a lady in a sleeping car of a train. His mother-in-law overhears the conversation and convinces Robert that she was that lady and that makes Robert's bride also his daughter. The wedding is in danger of being annulled when the trickery is finally discovered.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Armand Bernard, Alice Tissot, Louis Baron fils
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Christian-Jaque
    Written by
    Jean-Henri Blanchon
    Starring
    Armand Bernard, Alice Tissot, Louis Baron fils, Janine Merrey, Pierre Stéphen, Ginette Leclerc, Charles Lemontier, Christiane Delyne
    Cinematography
    Harry Stradling Sr.
    Runtime
    66 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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