Overview

François Chotard, wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet, a writer who prefers dreaming to working, a situation conducive to quarrels between the son and the father- in-law. Until the day when Julien receives the Prix Goncourt, prestigious literary award. Chotard has a sudden change of heart.

Top Cast

Jeanne Boitel

Reine

Fernand Charpin

Chotard

Georges Pomiès

Julien Collinet

J

Jane Loury

Marie Chotard

Max Dalban

le commissaire

Louis Seigner

le Capitaine

Robert Seller

le Commandant

Fabien Loris

un invité du bal

Jeanne Lory

Marie Chotard

L

Louis Tunc

le Sous-préfet

M

Malou Tré-ki

Augustine

Georges D'Arnoux

Un employé de l'épicerie (uncredited)