The Imaginary Invalid (1934 film)

The Imaginary Invalid (French: Le malade imaginaire) is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.

Synopsis
A bedridden hypochondriac is exploited by his wife and physicians who run rings round him. Only his daughter really cares for him, and he is eventually convinced to allow her to marry the man she really wants rather than the match he had planned for her.

Cast

 * Robert Pizani as 	Thomas Diafoirus
 * Ginette Gaubert as 	Angélique
 * Nane Germon as 	Toinette
 * Dranem as 	Argan
 * Alfred Argus as 	Béralde
 * Jacqueline Cartier as 	Louison
 * Georges Colin as 	Docteur Diafoirus
 * Robert Darthez as 	Cléante
 * Marguerite Ducouret as 	Bélise
 * Anthony Gildès as 	Monsieur Bonnefoi
 * Raymond Ménage as 	Monsieur Purgon