Watch The Mondesir Heir (1940) Official Trailer
5.5 / 10 IMDb May 7, 1940 1h 42m
Bienaimé, a modest postman, in love with Janine, the village postmistress, does not know that he is the illegitimate son of the old Baron de Mondésir. The Baron dies and in happy amazement, Bienaimé finds he is the sole heir to the deceased's estate. But he should be careful, for two crooks, Waldemar and Erika, are after his newly-acquired wealth.
Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
May 7, 1940
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
French
Cast
Fernandel
as Bien-Aimé, le facteur, le baron de Mondésir et ses aïeux
Elvira Popescu
as Erika, l'aventurière
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Jules Berry
as Waldemar, le mage
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Félicien Tramel
as Le curé
Monette Dinay
as Rosette
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Jacques Derives
as L'ordonnateur
Yves Deniaud
as Gaston
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Hugues Wanner
as Lepetit
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Henri Beaulieu
as Le colonel
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Lucien Dayle
as Le notaire
Marfa d'Hervilly
as La cliente de Waldemer
Fernand Flament
as Martinot
Frédéric Mariotti
as Costecalde
Edmond Ardisson
as Justin, Le chauffeur
Simone Gauthier
as La première jeune fille du ciel
Édouard Delmont
as Firmin, Le majordome des Mondésir
Tramel
as Le curé
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Mathilde Alberti
as Madame Cassard (uncredited)
Bill Bocket
as Le vitrier (uncredited)
Jacques Brunius
as Le médecin (uncredited)
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