Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny (1951)

Comedy

Is 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.

Director: Fernandel

Casts

	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)

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