Le secret de Polichinelle 1936

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: André Berthomieu
Runtime: 90 minutes
Cast:
Raimu
Raimu
Mr. Jouvenel 
Françoise Rosay
Françoise Rosay
Mrs. Jouvenel 
André Alerme
André Alerme
Mr. Trévoux 
Janine Crispin
Janine Crispin
Marie 
Ginette Darcy
Ginette Darcy
 
Jeanne de Fava
Jeanne de Fava