I'm in the Revue
Feb 18 1950
•2h 36m
•Comedy
Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go on a pilgrimage. There he meets a scatterbrained dresser who has been assigned by a music hall star to bring her the gown she is to wear on stage. The two men get stolen by Cleo, a charming thief. Once in Rome, the painter finds himself penniless and the dresser without the gown...
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Nino Taranto
L'habilleur
Fernandel
Le peintre en bâtiment dévot
Suzy Delair
La Chanteuse
Isa Barzizza
Cleo, la kléptomane
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