The Merry Pilgrims

The Merry Pilgrims

93 mins | Comedy, Music | May 25, 1951

With no contract in view, Aimé Barelli, the leader of the band of the same name, decides to take a holiday. As this is the Holy Year, the young artist accepts to follow his mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. His band members - complete with their agent - decide to follow suit. Good idea because on the train to Rome, there is a whole class of charming schoolgirls, including charming Rosita and - surprise ! - Nicole, Aimé's pretty but elusive beloved. The trip is cheerful but eventful and life gets even more complicated with the interference of Duranval, a fake talent agent but genuine trouble shooter. At a time confusion is such that a bomb explodes and the whole gang find themselves in ... heaven! But Saint Peter has pity on them and sends them back to earth. At long last Aimé can marry Nicole while his musicians spread mirth around them.

The Merry Pilgrims

93 mins | Comedy, Music | May 25, 1951

The Merry Pilgrims
With no contract in view, Aimé Barelli, the leader of the band of the same name, decides to take a holiday. As this is the Holy Year, the young artist accepts to follow his mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. His band members - complete with their agent - decide to follow suit. Good idea because on the train to Rome, there is a whole class of charming schoolgirls, including charming Rosita and - surprise ! - Nicole, Aimé's pretty but elusive beloved. The trip is cheerful but eventful and life gets even more complicated with the interference of Duranval, a fake talent agent but genuine trouble shooter. At a time confusion is such that a bomb explodes and the whole gang find themselves in ... heaven! But Saint Peter has pity on them and sends them back to earth. At long last Aimé can marry Nicole while his musicians spread mirth around them.
Producers Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)
Original title Les joyeux pélerins
Directors Fred Pasquali
Writers André Hornez, Franz Tanzler

Cast

Aimé Barelli

as Self

Grégoire Aslan

as Ernest Duranval

Pierre Destailles

as The twins

Kenneth Spencer

as Kenneth

Nicole Francis

as Nicole, daughter of Max

Cécile Didier

as Aimé's mother

Jeanne Herviale

as Béatrice, the director of the convent

José Bartel

as José

Gregori Chmara

as Fred Smith

Mireille Carral

as Rosita

Danjou

as

Jean Dunot

as Max

Fred Pasquali

as Rameau

Nicolas Amato

as Customs clerk (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

as Surgeon (uncredited)

Charles Lemontier

as Station master (uncredited)

Franck Maurice

as (uncredited)

Annie Noël

as (uncredited)

Fernand Rauzéna

as Commissioner (uncredited)

Yvonne Yma

as Gossip (uncredited)