The Cupboard Was Bare

Overview

The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 29, 1948

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Cast

Fernandel,Berthe Bovy,Germaine Kerjean,Albert Dinan,Annette Poivre,Robert Pizani,Marcel Pérès,Marcelle Monthil,Gaston Modot,Pauline Cartonand 36 more

Director

Carlo Rim

Writer

Carlo Rim

Producer

Raymond Borderie,Jean Darvey

Cinematography

Nicolas Hayer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040114