Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)
Drôle de drame (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 34min
- Comedy
- 20 Mar 1939 (USA)
- Movie
In Victorian London, a crime novelist and his wife fake their disappearance in order to hide from an uptight Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against the "evils" of crime fiction.
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| Françoise Rosay | ... |
Margaret Molyneux
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| Michel Simon | ... |
Irwin Molyneux
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| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... |
Billy
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| Louis Jouvet | ... |
Archibald Soper
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Nadine Vogel | ... |
Eva
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| Henri Guisol | ... |
Buffington
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| Jenny Burnay | ... |
Madame Pencil
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Agnès Capri | ... |
La chanteuse des rues
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Annie Cariel | ... |
Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
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Jane Loury | ... |
Mrs. McPhearson
(as Jeanne Lory)
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Madeleine Suffel | ... |
Victory
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Sinoël | ... |
Le gardien de prison
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| René Génin | ... |
Le balayeur
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Max Morise | ... |
James, le domestique des Molyneux
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Marcel Duhamel | ... |
Le fêtard amoureux des enterrements
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Ky Duyen | ... |
L'hôtelier chinois de Soho
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| Pierre Alcover | ... |
L'inspecteur-chef Bray
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| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... |
William Kramps dit Le tueur de bouchers
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Margot Capelier | ... |
La cliente du salon de thé (uncredited)
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Claudye Carter | ... |
Une figurante (uncredited)
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| Guy Decomble | ... |
Le maquereau (uncredited)
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Yves Deniaud | ... |
Un policier (uncredited)
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Foun-Sen | ... |
(uncredited)
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Fabien Loris | ... |
Un policier (uncredited)
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| Jean Marais | ... |
Le fêtard assommé par un Chinois (uncredited)
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Maurice Marceau | ... |
Un figurant (uncredited)
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Franck Maurice | ... |
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Robert Mercier | ... |
Un policier (uncredited)
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Frédéric O'Brady | ... |
Un policier (uncredited)
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Pierre Prévert | ... |
Le crieur de journaux au salon de thé (uncredited)
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Raymond Pélissier | ... |
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Directed by
| Marcel Carné | ||
Written by
| J. Storer Clouston | ... | (novel "His First Offence") (as Storer Clouston) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (written by) |
| Marcel Carné | ... | () |
Produced by
| Edouard Corniglion-Molinier | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Jaubert | ||
Cinematography by
| Eugen Schüfftan | ... | (as Eugène Schufftan) |
Editing by
| Marthe Poncin | ||
Editorial Department
| Marthe Gottié | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Alexandre Trauner | ... | (as Trauner) |
Costume Design by
| Lou Bonin | ... | (as Tchimoukoff) |
Production Management
| Charles David | ... | production manager |
| Jean Lévy | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Prévert | ... | assistant director |
| Walter | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Antoine Archimbaud | ... | sound (as Archimbaud) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Henri Alekan | ... | assistant camera (as Alekhan) |
| Louis Page | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Marcel Carné | ... | story editor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1937) (France) (theatrical)
- Svea Film (II) (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Lenauer International Films (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (English subtitles)
- Film Traders Ltd. (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Les Grands Films Classiques (GFC) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Pallas Filmverleih (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Progrès Film (1937) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Théâtre du Temple (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Top Verleih (1984) (Austria) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1976) (France) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1979) (France) (tv)
- Contemporary Films (1980) (United Kingdom)
- Editions Montparnasse/Film Office (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Enoch et Cie (music published by)
- Laboratoires Cinédia (digital restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Victorian London, the botanist Irwin Molyneux and his wife Margaret Molyneux are bankrupted but still keeping the appearance due to the successful crime novels written by Irwin under the pseudonym of Felix Chapel. Their cook has just left the family, when Irwin's snoopy and hypocrite cousin Archibald Soper that is in campaign against the police stories of Felix Chapel invites himself to have dinner in Irwin's house. Margaret decides to keep the farce of their social position secretly cooking the dinner, while the clumsy Irwin justifies her absence telling the bishop Soper that she had just traveled to the country to meet some friends. However Soper suspects of Irwin and calls the Scotland Yard, assuming that his cousin had poisoned his wife. Irwin and Margaret decide to hide the truth to avoid an exposition of their financial situation, moving to a low-budget hotel in the Chinese neighborhood, getting into trouble. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | A sly French farce burlesquing the British See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shot in 23 days. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in A francia lírai realizmus (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Complainte de l'Ignoble Molyneux See more » |
| Quotes |
The Bishop:
Moi j'ai dit bizarre, bizarre ? Comme c'est étrange... Pourquoi aurais-je dit bizarre, bizarre ? Molyneux (Michel Simon): Je vous assure, cher cousin, que vous avez dit bizarre, bizarre. The Bishop: Moi j'ai dit bizarre ? Comme c'est bizarre... See more » |