The Secret of Polichinelle
Secret de Polichinelle roughly translates as Open Secret. The "secret" in question is an illegitimate child, the offspring of young-and-foolish Henri (Bernard Lacret). The baby is adopted by its grandparents, Monsieur and Madame Jouvenol (Raimu and Francoise Rosay). At first taking charge of the child because it is their duty, the Jouvenols come to love the little nipper as if he were their own son. At this point, the film threatens to drown in a morass of sentiment, but the actors and the director manage to stem the bathos with some first-rate comedy vignettes revolving around the care and feeding of the bouncing baby boy.
The Secret of Polichinelle
February 7, 1936
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Cast (14)
Raimu
Mr. Jouvenel
Françoise Rosay
Mrs. Jouvenel
André Alerme
Mr. Trévoux
Janine Crispin
Marie
Ginette Darcy
N/A
Jeanne de Fava
N/A
Jean Diéner
N/A
Gaston Dubosc
N/A
Vincent Hyspa
N/A
Bernard Lancret
Henri Jouvenel
Alain Michel
Robert Jouvenel
Gaston Secrétan
N/A
Made Siamé
N/A
André Siméon
(uncredited)
Crew (2)
Directing
André Zwobada
Assistant Director
André Berthomieu
Director