Sénéchal the Magnificent
1957Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?
Acted in
Fernandel
as François, Lucien Sénéchal
Nadia Gray
as La princesse Marida Ludibescu
Madeleine Barbulée
as Mme Roberte
Simone Paris
as L'actrice qui joue Mme Serval
Robert Pizani
as Le prince Alexandre
Suzanne Dehelly
as La malade
Roland Armontel
as Carlini
Paul Azaïs
as Le garagiste - mécanicien du car
Georges Baconnet
as Le président du tribunal
Barbara Brault
as Bit part
Sacha Briquet
as Le représentant en télévision
Jacqueline Caurat
as Nicole, une soubrette
Albert Dinan
as Léon Duchêne aka M. Léon
Giovanni Guarducci
as M. de La Torre - attaché d'ambassade
Georges Lannes
as Castel-Boissac
Jacques Mancier
as M. Bardin, responsable de la tournée théâtrale
Serge Nadaud
as L'acteur qui joue M.Serval
Gaston Orbal
as Le directeur du théâtre
Liliane Patrick
as Mado Clarieux
André Philip
as Beluze
Roland Rodier
as Bit part
Pierre Stéphen
as Un joueur de poker
Hélène Tossy
as Mme Léon
Georges Chamarat
as Le colonel Trochu
Jeanne Aubert
as La colonelle Trochu
Virginie Vitry
Jenny Astruc
Catherine Gay
Denise Pezzani
Max Amyl
as Le majordome de la princesse (uncredited)
Jack Ary
as Un gangster complice de Mado (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
as Un avocat (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
as Un militaire aux félicitations (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Un spectateur (uncredited)
Dominique Boschero
as Une élève (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud
as Un accessoiriste (uncredited)
Raymond Carl
as Un comédien (uncredited)
Roméo Carlès
as Un partenaire de Sénéchal (uncredited)
Barbara Cruz
as Une danseuse (uncredited)
Gérard Darrieu
as Un gangster (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
as L'habilleuse (uncredited)
Henri Garcin
as L'auteur de la pièce (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
as Fred, régisseur de la troupe de théâtre (uncredited)
Camille Guérini
as Le restaurateur (uncredited)
Robert Mercier
as Le bagagiste de la gare (uncredited)
Jane Morlet
as Mme Jourden, pensionnaire (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
as Mlle Henriette - une accessoiriste (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys
as Un homme de la pension de famille (uncredited)
Manuel Gary
as (uncredited)
Nina Myral
as (uncredited)
Fred Pasquali
as (uncredited)
Victor Tabournot
as (uncredited)
