Ferdinand the Roisterer | |
Director: | René Sti |
Producer: | Ayres d'Aguiar |
Based On: | Ferdinand le noceur by Léon Gandillot |
Music: | Casimir Oberfeld |
Cinematography: | Charles Bauer Fred Langenfeld |
Editing: | Jacques Desagneaux |
Studio: | Gamma Film |
Distributor: | Gray-Film |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Ferdinand the Roisterer (French: Ferdinand le noceur) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by René Sti and starring Fernandel, Paulette Dubost and André Alerme.[1] [2] The film is based on 1895 one-act play of the same title by Léon Gandillot. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios of Gaumont in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.
Monsieur Fourageot, the manager of a chemical laboratory is a frequent womaniser. However he is concerned about his young, pretty and outgoing daughter and makes several efforts to constrain her behaviour. He ultimately settles on marrying her to one of his employees, the well-meaning and virtuous Ferdinand. Then he hears a rumour that Ferdinand is himself a hardened reveller at night.