The Mondesir Heir

The Mondesir Heir

102 mins | Comedy | May 7, 1940

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 Mondesir Heir

102 mins | Comedy | May 7, 1940

The Mondesir Heir
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.
Producers
Original title L'héritier des Mondésir
Directors Albert Valentin
Writers

Cast

Fernandel

as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux

Elvira Popescu

as Erika, l'aventurière

Jules Berry

as Waldemar, le mage

Félicien Tramel

as Le curé

Monette Dinay

as Rosette

Jacques Derives

as L'ordonnateur

Yves Deniaud

as Gaston

Hugues Wanner

as Lepetit

Henri Beaulieu

as Le colonel

Lucien Dayle

as Le notaire

Marfa d'Hervilly

as La cliente de Waldemer

Fernand Flament

as Martinot

Frédéric Mariotti

as Costecalde

Edmond Ardisson

as Justin, Le chauffeur

Simone Gauthier

as La première jeune fille du ciel

Édouard Delmont

as Firmin, Le majordome des Mondésir

Tramel

as Le curé

Mathilde Alberti

as Madame Cassard (uncredited)

Bill Bocket

as Le vitrier (uncredited)

Jacques Brunius

as Le médecin (uncredited)

Ketti Dallan

as Ginette (uncredited)

Paul Denneville

as Le marchand de cycles (uncredited)

Marthe Derminy

as Madame Février-Mars (uncredited)

Drejac

as Le fils du marchand (uncredited)

Odile Dufay

as Mademoiselle de Picoult (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dufranne

as Marguerite (uncredited)

Suzy Flory

as La commère (uncredited)

Paul Fournier

as Le bistro (uncredited)

Sonia Gobar

as Lucette (uncredited)

Philippe Grey

as Max (uncredited)

Denise Helia

as Gaby (uncredited)

Elyane Herenguel

as La deuxième jeune fille du ciel (uncredited)

Anna Lefeuvrier

as Irma (uncredited)

Palmyre Levasseur

as La patronne du bistro (uncredited)

Jeanne Longuet

as Raymonde (uncredited)

Marcelly

as L'épicière (uncredited)

Jany Marsa

as La voisine (uncredited)

I. Mense

as L'ami (uncredited)

Auguste Mouriès

as Quatrefages (uncredited)

Léo Mouriès

as Madame Costecalde (uncredited)

Robert Ozanne

as (uncredited)

Roger Peter

as Xavier (uncredited)

Rocca

as Le petit vieux (uncredited)

André Saint-Germain

as Chabernac (uncredited)

Georges Serrano

as (uncredited)

Rita Stoya

as Clara (uncredited)

Solange Vallée

as Mado (uncredited)

Jacques Valois

as Jimmy (uncredited)

Ernest Varial

as Le charron (uncredited)

Gaby André

as Janine, la postière