Heartbeat

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.

Director: Marcel Pagnol

Cast: Fernandel, Fernand Charpin, Henri Poupon, Orane Demazis, Léon Belières, Jean Castan, Odette Roger, Charles Blavette

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.