La Petite chocolatière (1950)
Directed by André Berthomieu

Comedy
aka: The Chocolate Girl

Film Synopsis

Benjamine, the daughter of a successful chocolate manufacturer named Lapistole, is vexed when her car breaks down.  She ends up spending the night with Paul Norman, a placid young civil servant who is about to get married to his superior's daughter.  Within no time, Benjamine has inadvertently managed to cause Paul and his fiancée to break off their engagement. With the help of her friends, Benjamine will end up marrying the honest functionary herself...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Berthomieu
  • Script: André Berthomieu, Paul Gavault (play), André Hornez (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Charles Suin
  • Music: Paul Misraki
  • Cast: Giselle Pascal (Benjamine Lapistole), Claude Dauphin (Paul Normand), Bernard La Jarrige (Raoul Pinglet, le chauffeur), Georges Lannes (Lapistolle), Henri Crémieux (Mingassol), Colette Georges (Simone), Charles Bouillaud (Le maître d'hôtel), Robert Rollis (Le collègue de Paul), Aimé Barelli (Le chef d'orchestre), Paulette Dubost (Julie), Henri Génès (Félicien Bédarride), Jeannette Batti (Rosette)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Chocolate Girl

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