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Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved by Jean-Pierre, another candidate for suicide, and Léon, a tramp who was just trying to reason with him. The trio then becomes inseparable and organizes a new life based on friendship and freedom.
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Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved by Jean-Pierre, another candidate for suicide, and Léon, a tramp who was just trying to reason with him. The trio then becomes inseparable and organizes a new life based on friendship and freedom.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Michel Duran
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Éclair-Journal
Cast
Jacques de Baroncelli
Director
Michel Simon
Léon
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre
Meg Lemonnier
Meg Lemarchal
Saturnin Fabre
Lemarchal
Georges Lannes
Monsieur Albert
André Numès
Charles Dumard, aka 'Charlot'
Jean Aymé
Graillon, fence
Marcel Melrac
Bob
Guy Favières
Firmin, domestic
Marcel Vallée
President of the Tribunal
André Nicolle
Inspector
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