The Prize
Sep 20 1950
•1h 24m
•Comedy
Madame Husson and her circle of holier-than-thou ladies (including an old maid Madame Cadenas)are looking for a chaste and pure girl who will win a hefty sum.
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Bourvil
Isidore Pastouret
Jacqueline Pagnol
Élodie
Germaine Dermoz
Mme Husson
Mireille Perrey
la comtesse de Blonville
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