Movies by Marthe Mercadier

Act of Love

Act of Love

An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.

Camp de Thiaroye

Camp de Thiaroye

A Senegalese platoon of soldiers from the French Free Army are returned from combat in France and held for a temporary time in a military encampment with barbed wire fences and guard towers in the desert. Among their numbers are Sergeant Diatta, the charismatic leader of the troop who was educated in Paris and has a French wife and child, and Pays, a Senegalese soldier left in a state of shock from the war and concentration camps and who can only speak in guttural screams and grunts.

Interdit au public

Interdit au public

Backstage at a Paris theater, a famous, exasperatingly fatuous playwright learns that the actress who was to play the lead in his play is expecting a child. No great actress is available to take on the role. Except the famous actress Gabrielle Tristan, to whom he was married for ten years and to whom he no longer speaks. But their love of theater and their playfulness outweigh all their grudges, and Gabrielle takes on her ex-husband's play.

Diable d'homme

Diable d'homme

The Fighting Cock

The Fighting Cock

A sleeping car employee seeking a well-deserved rest is prevented from doing so by the crowing of his neighbor's rooster. Just as he's about to settle the score, he's presented with a gift: a rubber band around the annoying bird's beak temporarily puts an end to its vocalizations. But the animal can't be left alone, and Pierre has to take it with him on his nocturnal journeys: you can imagine the disturbance it can cause when, after being thrown out of a wagon window, it lands in the next van full of pheasants. The whole little world spills ...

Venetian Honeymoon

Venetian Honeymoon

There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the elegant Isabella gets to know the handsome heir to the throne - and it does not take long for her to fall madly in love with him. Isabella has no idea that her dream man is really the impostor Gérard, who looks remarkably like the prince and was hounded by the sleazy crook Alfredo on Isabella to steal their precious jewelry.

La bonne Anna

La bonne Anna

La chambre mandarine

La chambre mandarine

Ah! La police de Papa

Ah! La police de Papa

L'Hôtel du libre échange

L'Hôtel du libre échange

Lorsque l'enfant parait

Lorsque l'enfant parait

Les enfants d'Édouard

Les enfants d'Édouard

A woman, believed to be the widow of a certain Edouard, finds herself urged to reveal to her 3 children some very embarrassing news, but not without importance. The many consequences that result will not disturb their respective betrothal.

Chérie Noire

Chérie Noire

Les Voisins du dessus

Les Voisins du dessus

Élisa

Élisa

Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her success is growing. On a trip to the provinces, she meets Bernard, a blind man. They soon fall in love, but Élisa hides her activities from him. When he finds out, he hits her. The situation quickly degenerates.

Les petits oiseaux

Les petits oiseaux

Tout bascule

Tout bascule

M'sieur la Caille

M'sieur la Caille

Pépé la Vache, who coveted Fernande's love, denounced her protector: Dominique le Corse, who was arrested. But Fernande was attracted by Jesus the Quail, a guy of dubious manners. Intimidated by Pépé, the Quail moved away.

La chasse à l'homme

La chasse à l'homme

Treize à table

Treize à table