La Présidente (1938)
1h 25m
Running Time
May 24, 1938Release Date
Plot.
Vérotchka, a vivacious theater actress touring in a provincial town, is turned out of her hotel by orders of Monsieur Tricointe, the stern president of the local law court. In a rage, the actress knocks at Tricointe's door with a view to protesting against the treatment she is given. She goes about it so well that she ends up being accommodated by the president himself. This is the moment Jean-Pierre Gaudet, the Minister of Justice, chooses to pay an unannounced visit to his friend Tricointe. There he mistakes Vérotchka for Madame Tricointe and the president does not dare to contradict Gaudet. A lot of absurd situations ensue.
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Cast & Crew.

Elvira Popescu
Vérotcha

Henri Garat
Minister Jean-Pierre Gaudet

André Lefaur
President Tricointe

Louis-Jacques Boucot
Interpreter

Nina Myral
Sophie

Maurice Dorléac
Rosimond

Rivers Cadet
Biennassis

Micheline Francey
Denise

Doumel
Marius

Gaston Gabaroche
Pinglet

Georges Morton
Laboulène

Pierre Darteuil
Usher

Maurice Hennequin
Writer

Pierre Veber
Writer

Yves Mirande
Writer

Jean Bachelet
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
The President (French: La présidente) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and André Lefaur. It is based on the 1912 play of the same title by Maurice Hennequin. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The play was adapted again for the 1952 Italian film Mademoiselle Gobete.