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Baby's Laxative is a french film of genre Comedy directed by Jean Renoir with Marguerite Pierry

Baby's Laxative (1931)

Baby's Laxative
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Length 47minutes
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OriginFrance
Genres Comedy
Rating59% 2.9951352.9951352.9951352.9951352.995135

On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative) is Jean Renoir's first sound film. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is noted for mocking the French bourgeoisie.

Renoir made the film in a record three weeks (from script to finished film) in order to get backing for other projects. His next film was La Chienne.

Synopsis

Monsieur Follavoine cherche à décrocher le marché des pots de chambre incassables à destination de l’armée française. Pour tenter de conclure l’affaire, il invite à dîner Chouilloux, fonctionnaire influent du ministère des armées, son épouse et l’amant de celle-ci. Mais ce jour-là, le fils Follavoine est constipé et ne veut pas prendre sa purge et rien ne se passe comme prévu.

Actors

Marguerite Pierry

(Julie Follavoine)
Jacques Louvigny

(Follavoine)
Michel Simon

(Chouilloux)
Olga Valery

(Madame Chouilloux)
Fernandel

(Truchet)
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