Monsieur Grégoire Escapes

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Monsieur Grégoire Escapes (French: Monsieur Grégoire s'évade) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Bernard Blier, Yvette Lebon and Jules Berry.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.

Synopsis

Insurance clerk Alex Grégoire lives a quite existence with his wife Angèle, his great passion in life being crossword puzzles. After he wins a crossword competition, he is propelled into a series of adventures involving a celebrated jewel thief.

Cast

• Bernard Blier as Alex Grégoire
• Yvette Lebon as Angèle Grégoire
• Jules Berry as Charles Tuffal
• Aimé Clariond as M. Berny
• Georges Grey as Albert Rochot
• Gaby André as Colette
• Georges Gosset as Albert Rochot
• Julien Maffre as Milo Manche Vide
• Marcel Pérès as Chauvignot, l'aîné
• Gustave Gallet as M. Croche
• Pierre Labry as L'aubergiste
• Paul Faivre as Le protecteur de Bella Mey
• Lily Fayol as Bella-May
• Joe Alex as Jeff, le domestique de couleur de Tuffal
• Suzy Willy as Mme Boudu, la concierge
• Claude Magnier as Claude
• Lina Roxa as La bonne de Berny
• Elisa Ruis as Lina d'Arribal
• Alexandre Rignault as Paulo, le lutteur
• Roland Avellis as Julot
• Pierre Moncorbier as Un policier

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Monsieur Grégoire Escapes at IMDb