Bizarre, Bizarre(1937)
A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.
Movie: Bizarre, Bizarre
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Margaret Molyneux
Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
la chanteuse des rues
Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
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A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.
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1937-10-20
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