Plot Summary

La Carcasse, an obtuse peasant, lives with his wife Lucie and his father-in-law Tord-cou. At odds with his son-in-law, the Tord-cou takes it into his head to marry Thérésa, the daughter of their neighbor Casimir. But the Carcass, too, feels attracted to the young woman...

Movie Details

Original Title
La Carcasse et le Tord-cou
Status
released
Original Language
fr

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Cast

Michel Simon as Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'

Michel Simon

Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'

Michèle Martin as Thérésa

Michèle Martin

Thérésa

Lucien Coëdel as Louis, aka 'La Carcasse'

Lucien Coëdel

Louis, aka 'La Carcasse'

Madeleine Suffel as Lucie

Madeleine Suffel

Lucie

Georges Baconnet as Villager

Georges Baconnet

Villager

Jean Brochard as Me Souquet

Jean Brochard

Me Souquet

Lolita De Silva as Farm girl

Lolita De Silva

Farm girl

Emile Chopitel as Mayor of the village

Emile Chopitel

Mayor of the village

Charlotte Ecard as Gossip

Charlotte Ecard

Gossip

Maurice Marceau as Peasant

Maurice Marceau

Peasant

Léon Larive as Commander Ludovic Midol

Léon Larive

Commander Ludovic Midol

Ellen Briand as

Ellen Briand

Paul Mercey as Peasant

Paul Mercey

Peasant

Loyse Launoy as

Loyse Launoy

Edmond Bazin as

Edmond Bazin

Thuet as

Thuet

Georgette Gobin as

Georgette Gobin

Louis Seigner as Casimir Gros

Louis Seigner

Casimir Gros

Eugène Stuber as Worker (uncredited)

Eugène Stuber

Worker (uncredited)

Production Companies

Les Films Corona