César (1936)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Raimu	...	César Ollivier
	Pierre Fresnay	...	Marius Ollivier
	Fernand Charpin	...	Honoré Panisse (as Charpin)
	Orane Demazis	...	Fanny
	Paul Dullac	...	Félix Escartefigue
	Robert Vattier	...	Aldebert Brun
	Marcel Maupi	...	Innocent Mangiapan (as Maupi)
	Édouard Delmont	...	Le docteur Felicien Venelle (as Delmont)
	Milly Mathis	...	Tante Claudine Foulon
	Thommeray	...	Elzéar Bonnegrâce - le curé de Saint Victor
	Jean Castan	...	L'enfant de choeur
	Robert Bassac	...	Pierre Dromard
	Alida Rouffe	...	Honorine Cabanis
	Rellys	...	L'employé de Panisse
	Charblay	...	Henri - le patron du bar de Toulon

Storyline

Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Cesariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Cesariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Cesariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Cesariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Cesariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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