Francis the First

The story

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Cast

F FernandelHonorin M Mona GoyaElsa / Madeleine Ferron A Alice TissotMadame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine A Aimé Simon-GirardFrançois Ier A Alexandre RignaultHenri VIII d'Angleterre H Henri BoscLuigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron A Alexandre MihalescoCagliostro R René GéninCascaroni / L'aubergiste H Henri ValbelLe Padre C Charles LemontierLa Palice J Jean MarconiLautrec P Paul DelonLe duc de Montmorency

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N Nicolas AmatoLe chevalier Bayard J Jacques VitryLe héraut P Paul FaivreUn seigneur P Pierre FervalUn forain T Teddy MichaudLe bourreau A Albert BroquinLe marchand de sucettes J Janine GuiseMaria C Claire Saint-HilaireMadame de Monchenut J Jeanne LamyLa duchesse de Montmorency S Sinoëlle fantôme