Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
1951Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has invariably caused laughter whatever the circumstances, which is the tragedy of his life. After having worked as an undertaker, a theater prompter, a casino bouncer, and so on, and failing at each job, he applies out of desperation to an institution where those rejected for physical reasons can hide and live together. But Adhémar immediately starts... laughing at them and gets kicked out as a result! In the end though, he finds his way as a circus artist.
Acted in
Fernandel
as Adhémar Pomme
Bernadette Lange
as Clémentine
Andrex
as Tisalé, l'ami d'Adhémar
Marcel Lévesque
as Mr Brunel-Lacaze, le banquier
Marguerite Pierry
as Lady Braconfield, la veuve
Jacques François
as Le valet
Jacqueline Pagnol
as La marchande de fleurs
Meg Lemonnier
as La garde de nuit
Sophie Mallet
as La bonne de l'asile
Maximilienne
as La soeur du Marquis
Primerose Perret
as La bonne de l'hôtel
Annie Ravel
as La secrétaire
Alexandre Arnaudy
as Le ministre
Maurice Bernard
as Le quatrième conseiller
Georges Bever
as Le mari trompé
Albert Duvaleix
as L'employé du casino
Jacques de Féraudy
as Le Marquis de Saltarello
Jean Hervé
as Le premier tragédien
Roger Monteaux
as Le troisième conseiler
José Noguéro
as Don Cristobal
Jacques Sablon
as Le détective privé
Robert Vidalin
as Le deuxième tragédien
Robert Seller
as Le premier conseiller
Nicolas Amato
as Le commissaire des jeux (uncredited)
Lucien Callamand
as Le régisseur (uncredited)
Noël Darzal
as Un passager du train (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
as (uncredited)
Edouard Hemme
as Le directeur du refuge (uncredited)
Henry Houry
as Le deuxième conseiller (uncredited)
Louise Lagrange
as La veuve de Paul-Emile Racu (uncredited)
Emma Lyonel
as La femme aux tics (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Méral
as Le neveu du marquis (uncredited)
André Pollack
as Le secrétaire des conseillers (uncredited)
Maurice Régamey
as Le barbu (uncredited)