Heartbeat (1938)
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A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
- Released: 1938-04-15
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 2h 12m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 56 votes
Directed by Marcel Pagnol.
Top cast
- Fernandel as Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
- Fernand Charpin as Uncle Baptiste Fabre
- Henri Poupon as Galubert
- Orane Demazis as Françoise
- Léon Belières as Meyerboom
- Jean Castan as Casimir Fabre
- Odette Roger as Aunt Clarisse Fabre
- Charles Blavette as Martelette
- Enrico Glori as Bogidar Glazunoff
- Marcel Maupi as Bartender
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