The Mondesir Heir (1940)
1h 42m
Running Time
May 7, 1940Release Date
Plot.
Bienaimé, a modest postman, in love with Janine, the village postmistress, does not know that he is the illegitimate son of the old Baron de Mondésir. The Baron dies and in happy amazement, Bienaimé finds he is the sole heir to the deceased's estate. But he should be careful, for two crooks, Waldemar and Erika, are after his newly-acquired wealth.
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Cast & Crew.

Fernandel
Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux

Elvira Popescu
Erika, l'aventurière

Jules Berry
Waldemar, le mage

Félicien Tramel
Le curé

Monette Dinay
Rosette

Jacques Derives
L'ordonnateur

Yves Deniaud
Gaston

Hugues Wanner
Lepetit

Henri Beaulieu
Le colonel

Lucien Dayle
Le notaire

Marfa d'Hervilly
La cliente de Waldemer

Fernand Flament
Martinot

Jean Aurenche
Writer

Frédéric Mariotti
Costecalde

Edmond Ardisson
Justin, Le chauffeur

Simone Gauthier
La première jeune fille du ciel

Pierre Bost
Writer

Édouard Delmont
Firmin, Le majordome des Mondésir

Raoul Ploquin
Producer

Georges Van Parys
Composer

Tramel
Le curé

Ekkehard Kyrath
Cinematographer

Mathilde Alberti
Madame Cassard (uncredited)

Bill Bocket
Le vitrier (uncredited)

Jacques Brunius
Le médecin (uncredited)

Willy Schiller
ProductionDesigner

Ketti Dallan
Ginette (uncredited)

Paul Denneville
Le marchand de cycles (uncredited)

Marthe Derminy
Madame Février-Mars (uncredited)

Drejac
Le fils du marchand (uncredited)

Odile Dufay
Mademoiselle de Picoult (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dufranne
Marguerite (uncredited)

Suzy Flory
La commère (uncredited)

Paul Fournier
Le bistro (uncredited)

Sonia Gobar
Lucette (uncredited)

Philippe Grey
Max (uncredited)

Denise Helia
Gaby (uncredited)

Elyane Herenguel
La deuxième jeune fille du ciel (uncredited)

Anna Lefeuvrier
Irma (uncredited)

Palmyre Levasseur
La patronne du bistro (uncredited)

Jeanne Longuet
Raymonde (uncredited)

Marcelly
L'épicière (uncredited)

Jany Marsa
La voisine (uncredited)

I. Mense
L'ami (uncredited)

Auguste Mouriès
Quatrefages (uncredited)

Léo Mouriès
Madame Costecalde (uncredited)

Robert Ozanne
(uncredited)

Roger Peter
Xavier (uncredited)

Rocca
Le petit vieux (uncredited)

André Saint-Germain
Chabernac (uncredited)

Georges Serrano
(uncredited)

Rita Stoya
Clara (uncredited)

Solange Vallée
Mado (uncredited)

Jacques Valois
Jimmy (uncredited)

Ernest Varial
Le charron (uncredited)

Gaby André
Janine, la postière
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 7, 1940
Original NameL'Héritier des Mondésir
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Mondesir Heir (French: L'héritier des Mondésir) is a 1940 French-German comedy film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Fernandel, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry. It was shot in Berlin by the German studio UFA in a co-production arrangement with its own French subsidiary ACE. Made before the Second World War broke out, it was the last of twenty one such productions.
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