Francis the First (1937)
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
Director:
Christian-Jaque
Writer:
Paul Fékété
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Fernandel as Honorin |
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Mona Goya as Elsa / Madeleine Ferron |
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Alice Tissot as Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine |
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Aimé Simon-Girard as François Ier |
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Alexandre Rignault as Henri VIII d'Angleterre |
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Henri Bosc as Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron |
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Alexandre Mihalesco as Cagliostro |
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René Génin as Cascaroni / L'aubergiste |
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Henri Valbel as Le Padre |
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Charles Lemontier as La Palice |
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Jean Marconi as Lautrec |
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Paul Delon as Le duc de Montmorency |
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Nicolas Amato as Le chevalier Bayard |
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Jacques Vitry as Le héraut |
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Paul Faivre as Un seigneur |
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Pierre Ferval as Un forain |
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Teddy Michaud as Le bourreau |
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Albert Broquin as Le marchand de sucettes |
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Janine Guise as Maria |
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Claire Saint-Hilaire as Madame de Monchenut |
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Jeanne Lamy as La duchesse de Montmorency |
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Sinoël as le fantôme |
| Directing | Christian-Jaque | Director |
| Writing | Paul Fékété | Screenplay |
