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Mammy
Mammy has a grandson she adores even though he is a good for nothing. One day Maurice disappears and Mammy becomes blind. When Maurice finally announces his return the fond old lady is overjoyed. Unfortunately, Maurice's plane crashes and catches fire. The young man is reported missing, presumably dead. Pierre, Mammy's husband, can't bring himself to announce such a shocking news. Desperate, he finds no other solution than subterfuge : he will ask a young couple to pass themselves off as Maurice and his girlfriend.
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Mammy has a grandson she adores even though he is a good for nothing. One day Maurice disappears and Mammy becomes blind. When Maurice finally announces his return the fond old lady is overjoyed. Unfortunately, Maurice's plane crashes and catches fire. The young man is reported missing, presumably dead. Pierre, Mammy's husband, can't bring himself to announce such a shocking news. Desperate, he finds no other solution than subterfuge : he will ask a young couple to pass themselves off as Maurice and his girlfriend.
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Genre:Drama
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Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:Codo Cinéma
Cast
Jean Stelli
Director
Gaby Morlay
Mrs. Pierre aka 'Mammy'
Pierre Larquey
Dr. André Pierre
Françoise Arnoul
Marthe Roux
Andrée de Chauveron
Geneviève
Claude Nicot
The boyfriend
Micheline Gary
Lucette
Solange Varenne
Marie
Michel Jourdan
The real Maurice
Marcel Delaître
Acolyte of Maurice
Philippe Hersent
Acolyte of Maurice
Maurice Blanchot
Acolyte of Maurice
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