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The Italian Straw Hat

6.219281h 45mMovieComedy

On the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier. Because she is married, she cannot return home hatless without being…

DirectorRené Clair
WritersRené Clair·Eugène Labiche
ProducerAlexandre Kamenka

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by René Clair

APAlbert Préjean
Albert Préjean
Fadinard
GVGeymond Vital
Geymond Vital
Lt. Tavernier
OTOlga Tschechowa
Olga Tschechowa
Anais
MM
Marise Maia
Helen
YYvonneck
Yvonneck
Nonancourt
LFLouis Pré Fils
Louis Pré Fils
Cousin Bobin
APAlbert Préjean
Albert Préjean
Fadinard, le marié
GVGeymond Vital
Geymond Vital
Le lieutenant Tavernier
OTOlga Tschechowa
Olga Tschechowa
Anaïs de Beauperthuis
POPaul Ollivier
Paul Ollivier
L'oncle Vézinet
AAAlex Allin
Alex Allin
Félix
AVAndré Volbert
André Volbert
Le maire

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