From the director of Scott Of The Antarctic, The Cruel Sea and San
Demetrio, London (Charles Frend) comes the whimsical, heart warming
comedy Johnny Frenchman.
Veteran theatre comedian Tom Walls plays the Harbour Master in a small
Cornish fishing village whose constant run ins with a French fish
poacher, played by Francoise Rosay, often leave him outwitted and sworn
to revenge. To make matters worse the French poacher’s son, played by
Paul Dupuis, is starting to make romantic advances towards the harbour
master’s young, impressionable, beautiful blonde daughter, played by
Patricia Roc. But as the threat of Nazi Germany rears its ugly head,
common adversaries suddenly realise that the future of the village
depends on them putting their differences aside and joining forces to
fight the good fight.
Johnny Frenchman follows in the comedic traditions of the ever reliable
Ealing Studios and includes a cast that features genuine Cornish
villagers and actual members of The French Resistance.
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Tom Walls, Patricia Roc, Alfie Bass
Charles Frend 100 mins
1945
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English
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