The Secret of Polichinelle

The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)

Secret de Polichinelle roughly translates as Open Secret. The "secret" in question is an illegitimate child, the offspring of young-and-foolish Henri (Bernard Lacret). The baby is adopted by its grandparents, Monsieur and Madame Jouvenol (Raimu and Francoise Rosay). At first taking charge of the child because it is their duty, the Jouvenols come to love the little nipper as if he were their own son. At this point, the film threatens to drown in a morass of sentiment, but the actors and the director manage to stem the bathos with some first-rate comedy vignettes revolving around the care and feeding of the bouncing baby boy.

Director: André Berthomieu

Casts

	Raimu as Mr. Jouvenel
	Françoise Rosay as Mrs. Jouvenel
	André Alerme as Mr. Trévoux
	Janine Crispin as Marie
	Ginette Darcy as
	Jeanne de Fava as
	Jean Diéner as
	Gaston Dubosc as
	Vincent Hyspa as
	Bernard Lancret as Henri Jouvenel
	Alain Michel as Robert Jouvenel
	Gaston Secrétan as
	Made Siamé as
	André Siméon as (uncredited)

Crew