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Francis the First
First aired on Feb 17, 1937
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Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Fernandel | Honorin
Mona Goya | Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
Alice Tissot | Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
Aimé Simon-Girard | François Ier
Alexandre Rignault | Henri VIII d'Angleterre
Henri Bosc | Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
Featured Crew
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Christian-Jaque | Director
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Paul Fékété | Screenplay