Monsieur Grégoire Escapes (French: Monsieur Grégoire s'évade) is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Bernard Blier, Yvette Lebon and Jules Berry.Rège p.670https://www.unifrance.org/film/2834/monsieur-gregoire-s-evade It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.
Synopsis Insurance clerk Alex Grégoire lives a quite existence with his wife Angèle, his great passion in life being crossword puzzles. After he wins a crossword competition, he is propelled into a series of adventures involving a celebrated jewel thief.
Cast Bernard Blier as Alex Grégoire Yvette Lebon as Angèle Grégoire Jules Berry as Charles Tuffal Aimé Clariond as M. Berny Georges Grey as Albert Rochot Gaby André as Colette Georges Gosset as Albert Rochot Julien Maffre as Milo Manche Vide Marcel Pérès as Chauvignot, l'aîné Gustave Gallet as M. Croche Pierre Labry as L'aubergiste Paul Faivre as Le protecteur de Bella Mey Lily Fayol as Bella-May Joe Alex as Jeff, le domestique de couleur de Tuffal Suzy Willy as Mme Boudu, la concierge Claude Magnier as Claude Lina Roxa as La bonne de Berny Elisa Ruis as Lina d'Arribal Alexandre Rignault as Paulo, le lutteur Roland Avellis as Julot Pierre Moncorbier as Un policier
References
Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986 Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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