La belle Américaine
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry
Colette Brosset
Alfred Adam
Louis De Funès
Bernard Lavalette
Film Details
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Synopsis
Madame Lucanzas, furious because her late husband has willed his enormous American convertible to his "private secretary," sells the car to Marcel, a factory worker, for 500 francs ($100) in order to deprive the "secretary" of her inheritance. Being the owner of such an elegant car, dubbed "La Belle Américaine," causes Marcel innumerable difficulties. Gasoline consumption threatens to bankrupt him; his envious boss fires him; his wife Paulette turns a televised exhibit of dogs, fashions, and luxury cars into a shambles; the secretary locks Marcel in the trunk of the car when he refuses to sell it back to her; he mistakenly drives into an automatic car wash with the top down; and he becomes embroiled in a traffic jam involving official government cars. The last misfortune, however, proves to be a lucky break, for the Minister of Commerce becomes so impressed with "La Belle" that he strikes up a friendship with Marcel. Consequently, when the car is lost, the Minister uses his influence to see that it is promptly returned to Marcel. The problem of what to do with the car is finally solved when Paulette crashes it into an ice cream cart, and "La Belle Américaine" is converted into a palatial ice cream stand that creates a sensation at the race track.
Director
Robert Dhéry
Cast
Robert Dhéry
Colette Brosset
Alfred Adam
Louis De Funès
Bernard Lavalette
Christian Marin
Catherine Sola
Robert Rollis
Jacques Fabbri
Jacques Legras
Michel Serrault
Annie Ducaux
Eliane D' Almeida
Hélène Dieudonné
Robert Burnier
Pierre Dac
Didier Daix
Robert Destain
Max Favalelli
Bernard Dhéran
Maurice Gardett
Gilberte Géniat
Jean Richard
Pierre Tchernia
Jean Carmet
Jacques Charrier
Roger Pierre
Jean-marc Thibault
Jean Lefebvre
René Sarvil
Crew
Tony Aboyantz
Alfred Adam
Lucien Aguettand
Gérard Calvi
Ghislain Cloquet
Robert Dhéry
Henri Diamant-berger
Albert Jurgenson
Arthur Lesser
Walter Rupp
Pierre Tchernia
Robert Teisseire
Herman G. Weinberg
Film Details
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Notes
Released in Paris in September 1961. May also have been released in the U. S. as What a Chassis!
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1961
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1961
