The Spice of Life
1948/11/26 • Released • French
Overview
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.
Director : Jean Dréville
Casts
Noël-Noël
Le conférencier
Bernard Blier
L'importuné
Marguerite Deval
La dame obligeante
Jean Tissier
L'importun
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Pierre Destailles
L'employé du gaz
Paul Frankeur
Le blagueur
Elisa Lamotte
La Chauffarde
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Le postilloneur
Georges Questiau
le postillonneur
René Blancard
Thomas
Charles Vissières
Le speaker
Claire Olivier
La dame qui porte en ville
Elisa Lamotte
La dame qui conduit mal
La Houppa
La fille
Madeleine Barbulée
La chanteuse
Maryse Martin
Lucien Frégis
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jacques Varennes
Rudy Lenoir
Franck Maurice
Georges Rollin
Charles Bayard
Fritz Schmiedel
German sailor in subway (uncredited)
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