Francis the First (film)

Francis the First (French: François Premier) is a 1937 French historical comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Mona Goya and Alexandre Rignault. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

Synopsis
Honorin is the stage manager at a theatre featuring a play set during the reign of Francis I. When an actor is indisposed, he has to step into his role and suffers badly from stage fright. A colleague attempts to use hypnotism to calm his nerves, but instead he falls into a trance and transported several hundred years back in time. Knowing what is to come, he is able to predict the future, which soon leads to accusations of witchcraft.

Cast

 * Fernandel as 	Honorin
 * Mona Goya as 	Elsa / Madeleine Ferron
 * Alexandre Rignault as 	Henri VIII
 * Henri Bosc as 	Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
 * Aimé Simon-Girard as 	François 1er
 * Alice Tissot as Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine
 * Charles Lemontier as 	La Palice
 * Alexandre Mihalesco as 	Cagliostro
 * Jean Sinoël as Le Fantôme
 * René Génin as 	Cascaroni / L'aubergiste
 * Henri Valbel as Le Padre
 * Paul Delon as 	Duc de Montmorency
 * Jean Marconi as Lautrec
 * Nicolas Amato as 	Le Chevalier Bayard
 * Jacques Vitry as 	Le Héraut
 * Jeanne Lamy as 	Duchesse de Montmorency
 * Claire Saint-Hilaire as 	Madame de Monchenut