Four Knaves (French: Carré de valets) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey.[1][2] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre.

Four Knaves
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byAndré Berthomieu
Georges Dolley
Jean Gehret
Henri Jeanson
Produced byAdrien Remaugé
StarringJean Desailly
Martine Carol
Denise Grey
CinematographyFred Langenfeld
Edited byJeannette Berton
Music byGeorges Van Parys
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Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 8 October 1947 (1947-10-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household.

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Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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