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St. Val's Mystery

St. Val's Mystery

1945•1h 42m•6.5/10
ComedyMysteryCrime

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6.5/10(4)

Désiré Le Sec has just won the "amateur policeman contest" and he is so glad he 's telling all the people around.He is an insure agent ,and his boss,his uncle,is annoyed :a man took out a big life insurance and died soon afterward.

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CCFC

Language

FR

Status

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Release Date

Cast

Fernandel

Fernandel

Désiré Le Sec

Arlette Guttinguer

Rose

Germaine Kerjean

Madame De Saint-Val

Jean Davy

Jean Davy

Max Robertal

Viviane Gosset

Suzy

Marcel Carpentier

Marcel Carpentier

Henri Le Sec, Désiré's uncle

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

The brigadier

Erno Crisa

Erno Crisa

Dédé, the wanderer

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

Maxime Fabert

Maxime Fabert

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

The bailiff

Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Antoine. the butler

Pierre Renoir

Pierre Renoir

Doctor Dartignac

René Fluet

René Fluet

(uncredited)

Jean Marconi

Jean Marconi

(uncredited)

Munier

(uncredited)

Navailles

(uncredited)

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