The Ladies’ Terror (1956)

Synopsis

A brave and honest provincial bookseller and candidate for municipal elections is the victim of a plot as soon as he arrives in Paris by a journalist allied with his opponents. Many misadventures will happen to him during his Parisian journey.

Technical data

• Genre: Comedy
• Duration: 1h33
• Director: Jean Boyer, assisted by Jean Bastia
• Screenplay: René Barjavel, Raymond Castans, based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant
• Music: René Sylviano
• Produced by Frédéric Heldt and Jean Martinetti
• Head of Design: Robert Giordani
• Photography: Charles Suin
• Editing: Christian Gaudin
• Production companies: Eminente Films – Méditerranée Cinéma Production
• Distribution company: Gaumont

Distribution

• Noël-Noël: Aimé Morin, a brave provincial bookseller running for mayor
• Jacqueline Gauthier: Henriette Bonnel, the lady of the train ” victim of this pig of Morin
• Yves Robert: Labarge, a journalist allied with Morin’s political enemies
• Jacqueline Pagnol: Louisette, the hotel owner’s kind niece who takes a liking to Aimé
• Noël Roquevert: Bonnel, Henriette’s terrible husband ; owner of the hotel
• Suzet Maïs: M^rs Genlis, Aimé’s fiancée who only wants his money
• Jean Poiret: a gendarme
• Michel Serrault: a gendarme
• Fernand Sardou: the police commissioner
• Elaine Dana: the stripper
• Luce Fabiole
• Nina Myral
• Joëlle Robin
• Hélène Tossy
• Dany Cintra