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Extenuating Circumstances (1939)

Extenuating Circumstances (1939)

Comedy
Release Date: 1939, July 26
Directors: Jean Boyer
Countries: France
Production: SFPE
Cast: Marie José, Robert Ozanne, Georges Lannes, Arletty, François Simon, Michel Simon, Mila Parély, Andrex, Georges Bever, Robert Arnoux, Suzanne Dantès, René Lacourt

Overview:

Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...