The Straw Lover

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Overview

The wife of gunsmith Gaston Sarazin cheats on him with his salesman. The husband, informed, wants revenge. The culprits try to divert suspicion on the dashing Stanislas. The husband forces the straw lover to live with him. Stanislas then brings the spouses together and makes the business of the gunsmith prosper.

Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia, Alfred Adam, Louis de Funès, André Versini, more

Director: Gilles Grangier

Genres: Comedy

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Stanislas Michodier

Gaby Sylvia

Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy

Alfred Adam

Gaston Sarrazin de Fontenoy

Louis de Funès

Bruno, the psychiatrist

André Versini

Jimmy

Félix Oudart

Kervedac

Lucienne Granier

The lady in black

Odette Barencey

The concierge

Marcel Melrac

Monsieur Henri

Émile Genevois

The photograph

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Gérard Buhr

An employee of Gaston

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Maurice Derville

Jean Favre-Bertin

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Jacqueline Bidoux

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