Heartbeat

Heartbeat

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1938-04-15
Genre:Comedy
Duration:132 min
Country:France
Director:Marcel Pagnol
Actors:Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Henri Poupon, Orane Demazis, Léon Belières
Production:Les Films Marcel Pagnol
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Overview:

A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.

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