The Cupboard Was Bare
(1948)

Released: 1948-10-29

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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.

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Fernandel

as Alfred Puc

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Berthe Bovy

as Madame Léa Lobligeois

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Germaine Kerjean

as Madame Coufignac

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Albert Dinan

as 'P'tit Louis'

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Gaston Modot

as Gangster

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Pauline Carton

as Mrs. Ovide

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Paul Demange

as 'Le Frisé'

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Maximilienne

as Salvation Army commander

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André Bervil

as First regular

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Nina Myral

as First gossip

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Jean Témerson

as Second regular

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Jean Daurand

as Young groom

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Jean Bertrand

Sound Editor

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Emile Alex

Set Decoration

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Noël Martin

Camera Operator

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Jean Darvey

Production Manager

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Nicolas Hayer

Director of Photography

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Bernard Borderie

Assistant Director

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Jean Darvey

Executive Producer

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