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Apr 15, 1938
132 min
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Heartbeat (1938)

A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.

Category

Comedy

Country

France

Companies

Les Films Marcel Pagnol

Fernandel

Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'

Fernand Charpin

Uncle Baptiste Fabre

Henri Poupon

Galubert

Orane Demazis

Françoise

Léon Belières

Meyerboom

Jean Castan

Casimir Fabre

Odette Roger

Aunt Clarisse Fabre

Charles Blavette

Martelette

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