Monsieur Taxi
Monsieur Taxi is a 1952 French comedy film which was directed André Hunebelle, written by Jean Halain, and starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. It is about Pierre Verger, who is nicknamed Monsieur Taxi and always in company of a smart young dog called "Gangster". It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around the city including in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
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| Directed by | André Hunebelle |
| Written by | Jean Halain |
| Produced by | P.A.C, Pathé Cinéma (France) |
| Starring | Michel Simon Louis de Funès |
| Music by | Louiguy |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium, C.F.R |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
Monsieur Taxi comes across a bag a passenger seems to have forgotten on the backseat. The bag contains a considerable amount of money and he is desperate to return it. While trying to find the owner of the bag he is eventually taken for a criminal and arrested by police. But in the end everything is straightened out and he lives to see his both children get married.
Cast
- Michel Simon : Pierre Verger (Monsieur Taxi)
- Jane Marken : Louise, wife of Léon
- Jean Brochard : Léon, husband of Louise, policeman
- Monique Darbaud : Lily Minouche, the dancer
- Jean Carmet : François
- André Valmy : the main inspector
- Pauline Carton : the aunt of Lily
- Espanita Cortez : the Italian
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir : Mrs Angela
- Nathalie Nattier : La Rousse
- Louis de Funès : (uncredited)