Fric-Frac

Fric-Frac is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara and starring Fernandel, Arletty and Michel Simon. It tells the story of Marcel, an assistant to a jeweller, who befriends a couple of criminals who want to use him as an accomplice to rob his boss. The film is based on a 1936 play by Édouard Bourdet. Filming took place in March and April 1939 at the Laboratoires et Studios Eclair in Épinay-sur-Seine. The film was released in France on 15 June 1939.

Cast

 * Fernandel as Marcel
 * Arletty as Loulou
 * Michel Simon as Jo
 * Hélène Robert as Renée
 * Marcel Vallée as Mercadier, the jeweller
 * Jacques Varennes as Tintin
 * Andrex as Petit Louis
 * René Génin as Blin
 * Georges Lannes as Fernand
 * Génia Vaury as La Grande Marie

Production
According to Arletty, Claude Autant-Lara did all the direction and Maurice Lehmann was mainly the producer.