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Extenuating Circumstances (1939)

Genres: Comedy

Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...

• Arletty as Marie Qu'a-d'ça
• Michel Simon as Mr. Gaetan Le Sentencier
• Andrex as 'Môme de Dieu'
• Suzanne Dantès as Mrs. Nathalie Le Sentencier
• Mila Parély as 'La Panthère'
• Dorville as Jules Le Bouic
• François Simon as 'La Poupée', accordionist
• Robert Arnoux as Gabriel, Le Sentencier's chauffeur