The Spice of Life
Genres
Overview
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1948-11-26
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6
Noël-Noël
Le conférencier
Bernard Blier
L'importuné
Marguerite Deval
La dame obligeante
Jean Tissier
L'importun
Aline André
L'épouse du conférencier
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Pierre Destailles
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Le blagueur
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La Chauffarde
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Le postilloneur
Georges Questiau
le postillonneur
René Blancard
Thomas
Jacques Mattler
L'industriel
Charles Vissières
Le speaker
Claire Olivier
La dame qui porte en ville
Elisa Lamotte
La dame qui conduit mal
Marion Tourès
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Madeleine Barbulée
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Micheline Rolla
Cécile Eddy
Maryse Martin
Gaby Bruyère
Maguy Horiot
Guy Saint-Clair
Lucien Frégis
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jacques Varennes
Emile Remongin
Paul Clérouc
Titys
Rudy Lenoir
Franck Maurice
Lucien Guervil
Georges Rollin
Charles Bayard
Pierre Noël
Max Hermann
German sailor in subway (uncredited)
Fritz Schmiedel
German sailor in subway (uncredited)
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