A Dog's Life (1943 film)

A Dog's Life (French: Une vie de chien) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Josseline Gaël and Félicien Tramel. It was shot in 1941 but its release was delayed. It was made at the Marseille Studios in the Unoccupied Zone of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.

Synopsis
Gustave Bourdillon is a teacher in a boarding school for girls. When the headmaster dies, Gustave courts his much younger widow Émilie Calumet. However she is convinced that her husband has returned to earth as a dog and dotes on it. Gustave sets out to win her over, going so far as to disguise himself as a woman in order to take an examination on her behalf.

Cast

 * Fernandel as 	Gustave Bourdillon
 * Josseline Gaël as 	Émilie Calumet
 * Félicien Tramel as Triboule
 * Jean-Pierre Kérien as	Grégorius
 * Francis Claude as Galloche
 * Thérèse Dorny as 	Léocadie
 * Jim Gérald as 	Calumet
 * Édouard Delmont as 	Tournemire
 * Médor as 	Le chien
 * Gaston Orbal as 	Truphème
 * Jean Pouzet	 as Postiche