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The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life

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Comedy

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A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

26 November 1948

Country

France

Cast

Noël-Noël

Noël-Noël

Le conférencier

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

L'importuné

Marguerite Deval

Marguerite Deval

La dame obligeante

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

L'importun

Aline André

Aline André

L'épouse du conférencier

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Pierre Destailles

Pierre Destailles

L'employé du gaz

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

Le blagueur

Elisa Lamotte

Elisa Lamotte

La Chauffarde

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Le postilloneur

Georges Questiau

Georges Questiau

le postillonneur

René Blancard

René Blancard

Thomas

Jacques Mattler

Jacques Mattler

L'industriel

Charles Vissières

Charles Vissières

Le speaker

Claire Olivier

Claire Olivier

La dame qui porte en ville

Elisa Lamotte

Elisa Lamotte

La dame qui conduit mal

Marion Tourès

Marion Tourès

L'amoureuse

La Houppa

La Houppa

La fille

Madeleine Barbulée

Madeleine Barbulée

La chanteuse

Micheline Rolla

Micheline Rolla

Cécile Eddy

Cécile Eddy

Maryse Martin

Maryse Martin

Gaby Bruyère

Gaby Bruyère

Maguy Horiot

Maguy Horiot

Guy Saint-Clair

Guy Saint-Clair

Lucien Frégis

Lucien Frégis

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Emile Remongin

Emile Remongin

Paul Clérouc

Paul Clérouc

Titys

Titys

Rudy Lenoir

Rudy Lenoir

Franck Maurice

Franck Maurice

Lucien Guervil

Lucien Guervil

Georges Rollin

Georges Rollin

Charles Bayard

Charles Bayard

Pierre Noël

Pierre Noël

Max Hermann

Max Hermann

German sailor in subway (uncredited)

Fritz Schmiedel

Fritz Schmiedel

German sailor in subway (uncredited)

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