France / German Empire,
1928, 60 min
(Alternative: 110 min)
Directed by:
René ClairCast:
Albert Préjean, Geymond Vital, Olga Tschechowa, Alice Tissot, Paul Ollivier, Valentine Tessier, André Volbert, Jim GéraldPlots(1)
A bridegroom is riding to his marriage when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a branch while its owner, a married lady, enjoys a tryst behind the bush with her lover, a fierce hussar. She cannot go home without her hat, so the groom interlaces his wedding with an attempt to find madam a twin chapeau, launching a series of misunderstandings and embarrassments. (official distributor synopsis)
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