The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1940
The Mondesir Heir
Directed by
Albert Valentin
Bienaimé, a modest postman, in love with Janine, the village postmistress, does not know that he is the illegitimate son of the old Baron de Mondésir. The Baron dies and in happy amazement, Bienaimé finds he is the sole heir to the deceased's estate. But he should be careful, for two crooks, Waldemar and Erika, are after his newly-acquired wealth.
The story
Bienaimé, a modest postman, in love with Janine, the village postmistress, does not know that he is the illegitimate son of the old Baron de Mondésir. The Baron dies and in happy amazement, Bienaimé finds he is the sole heir to the deceased's estate. But he should be careful, for two crooks, Waldemar and Erika, are after his newly-acquired wealth.
Cast
FernandelBien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
Elvira PopescuErika, l'aventurière
Jules BerryWaldemar, le mage
Félicien TramelLe curé
Monette DinayRosette
Jacques DerivesL'ordonnateur
Yves DeniaudGaston
Hugues WannerLepetit
Henri BeaulieuLe colonel
Lucien DayleLe notaire
Marfa d'HervillyLa cliente de Waldemer
Fernand FlamentMartinot
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Frédéric MariottiCostecalde
Edmond ArdissonJustin, Le chauffeur
Simone GauthierLa première jeune fille du ciel
Édouard DelmontFirmin, Le majordome des Mondésir
TramelLe curé
Mathilde AlbertiMadame Cassard (uncredited)
Bill BocketLe vitrier (uncredited)
Jacques BruniusLe médecin (uncredited)
Ketti DallanGinette (uncredited)
Paul DennevilleLe marchand de cycles (uncredited)
Marthe DerminyMadame Février-Mars (uncredited)
DrejacLe fils du marchand (uncredited)
Odile DufayMademoiselle de Picoult (uncredited)
Jacqueline DufranneMarguerite (uncredited)
Suzy FloryLa commère (uncredited)
Paul FournierLe bistro (uncredited)
Sonia GobarLucette (uncredited)
Philippe GreyMax (uncredited)
Denise HeliaGaby (uncredited)
Elyane HerenguelLa deuxième jeune fille du ciel (uncredited)
Anna LefeuvrierIrma (uncredited)
Palmyre LevasseurLa patronne du bistro (uncredited)
Jeanne LonguetRaymonde (uncredited)
MarcellyL'épicière (uncredited)
Jany MarsaLa voisine (uncredited)
I. MenseL'ami (uncredited)
Auguste MourièsQuatrefages (uncredited)
Léo MourièsMadame Costecalde (uncredited)
Robert Ozanne(uncredited)
Roger PeterXavier (uncredited)
RoccaLe petit vieux (uncredited)
André Saint-GermainChabernac (uncredited)
Georges Serrano(uncredited)
Rita StoyaClara (uncredited)
Solange ValléeMado (uncredited)
Jacques ValoisJimmy (uncredited)
Ernest VarialLe charron (uncredited)
Gaby AndréJanine, la postière
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