Cigalon

Cigalon (1935)

Comedy

Cigalon (Alexandre Arnaudy) manages a restaurant in a small town in Provence. A chef with a high opinion of his past culinary achievements, he makes no effort to attract customers and is rude to those who venture into his establishment expecting to be fed. To Cigalon, gastronomy is the greatest of all the arts, and so he is naturally aghast when a former laundress named Madame Toffi (Marguerite Chabert) opens a restaurant next door to his. Madame Toffi does not share his elevated notions and intends to serve meals to the general public - an appalling prospect! While Cigalon's restaurant remains empty, Madame Toffi's is always busy. To prove he's the better chef, Cigalon must now start catering to the whims of paying customers or be forced out of business.

Director: Marcel Pagnol

Casts

	Alexandre Arnaudy as Cigalon
	Henri Poupon as Le comte
	Marguerite Chabert as Mme Toffi
	Alida Rouffe as Sidonie
	Charles Blavette as Le Gendarme
	Jean Castan as Vergile
	Renée Champfleury as Adéle
	John Dubrou as Le petit garçon
	André Pollack as Le Brigadier
	Marthe Rougier as La Tante
	Charles Pons as (uncredited)

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