Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

89 mins | Comedy | Sept. 14, 1951

Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has invariably caused laughter whatever the circumstances, which is the tragedy of his life. After having worked as an undertaker, a theater prompter, a casino bouncer, and so on, and failing at each job, he applies out of desperation to an institution where those rejected for physical reasons can hide and live together. But Adhémar immediately starts... laughing at them and gets kicked out as a result! In the end though, he finds his way as a circus artist.

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny

89 mins | Comedy | Sept. 14, 1951

Adhémar or the Toy of Destiny
Is it because his father was a groom that Adhémar Pomme has a long horse head and a horse- toothed smile? Maybe but the fact is that his head has invariably caused laughter whatever the circumstances, which is the tragedy of his life. After having worked as an undertaker, a theater prompter, a casino bouncer, and so on, and failing at each job, he applies out of desperation to an institution where those rejected for physical reasons can hide and live together. But Adhémar immediately starts... laughing at them and gets kicked out as a result! In the end though, he finds his way as a circus artist.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Indusfilms
Original title Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
Directors Fernandel
Writers Sacha Guitry

Cast

Fernandel

as Adhémar Pomme

Bernadette Lange

as Clémentine

Andrex

as Tisalé, l'ami d'Adhémar

Marcel Lévesque

as Mr Brunel-Lacaze, le banquier

Marguerite Pierry

as Lady Braconfield, la veuve

Jacques François

as Le valet

Jacqueline Pagnol

as La marchande de fleurs

Meg Lemonnier

as La garde de nuit

Sophie Mallet

as La bonne de l'asile

Maximilienne

as La soeur du Marquis

Primerose Perret

as La bonne de l'hôtel

Annie Ravel

as La secrétaire

Alexandre Arnaudy

as Le ministre

Maurice Bernard

as Le quatrième conseiller

Georges Bever

as Le mari trompé

Albert Duvaleix

as L'employé du casino

Jacques de Féraudy

as Le Marquis de Saltarello

Jean Hervé

as Le premier tragédien

Roger Monteaux

as Le troisième conseiler

José Noguéro

as Don Cristobal

Jacques Sablon

as Le détective privé

Robert Vidalin

as Le deuxième tragédien

Robert Seller

as Le premier conseiller

Nicolas Amato

as Le commissaire des jeux (uncredited)

Lucien Callamand

as Le régisseur (uncredited)

Noël Darzal

as Un passager du train (uncredited)

Luce Fabiole

as (uncredited)

Edouard Hemme

as Le directeur du refuge (uncredited)

Henry Houry

as Le deuxième conseiller (uncredited)

Louise Lagrange

as La veuve de Paul-Emile Racu (uncredited)

Emma Lyonel

as La femme aux tics (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Méral

as Le neveu du marquis (uncredited)

André Pollack

as Le secrétaire des conseillers (uncredited)

Maurice Régamey

as Le barbu (uncredited)