Major Thompson is a crusty, middle-aged English officer, retired and widowed and living in Paris, who tries to adjust to the French way of life. He falls in love with frivolous but alluring Martine, and then marries her. The question is, will their child be raised as a proper Englishman, or a swinging Frenchman?
Director: Preston Sturges. AKA The French, They Are a Funny Race
Writers: Pierre Daninos (book), Preston Sturges.
Stars: Jack Buchanan, Martine Carol, Paulette Dubost, Noël-Noël, Geneviève Brunet, Catherine Vail, Totti Truman Taylor, André Luguet.
The great Preston Sturges’ swansong. Not his best work, but still worth a look. Thanks once again, Jon!