Three Feet in a Bed (1950)
"Casimir" (original title)

In spite of his failures as a peddler, Casimir guaranteed his fiance that this time the vacuum cleaners will work for good. But he's still unsuccessful until he go to the appartment of ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Pottier

Writers:

Gérard Carlier (screenplay), Jean Manse (dialogue)

Stars:

Fernandel, Germaine Montero, Bernard La Jarrige

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernandel	...	Casimir
Germaine Montero	...	Angelita Garcia y Gonzalez
Bernard La Jarrige	...	Paul-André - un peintre
Jacqueline Duc	...	Denise (as Jacqueline Duc de la Comédie Française)
Gaston Orbal	...	Poiret (as Orbal)
André Numès Fils	...	L'huissier dela Société Prima (as Numès fils)
Cécile Didier	...	La gouvernante du docteur
Robert Seller	...	Dr. Labrousse
Lucien Hector	...	Le cafetier
Charles Fawcett	...	Mr. Brown, le PDG de Prima
Darling Légitimus	...	Caroline (as Darling-Légitimus)
Julien Maffre	...	Le cireur (as Maffre)
Émile Riandreys	...	Le grippé (as Riandreys)
Alfred Arlais
Edmond Méry

Storyline

In spite of his failures as a peddler, Casimir guaranteed his fiance that this time the vacuum cleaners will work for good. But he's still unsuccessful until he go to the appartment of Paul-Andre, a painter who was engaged by correspondence to a rich south-American woman. That's exactly when she arrive armed with a gun infuriated after she had received a rupture letter from the man she had never seen. She mistakenly took Casimir as her painter lover. Casimir his ready to flee until he learned she owned many hotels, a thousand rooms in fact. "A thousand rooms, a thousand vacuum cleaners", he suddenly think.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 December 1954 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Three Feet in a Bed

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Société Française de Cinematographie, La Société des Films Sirius

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French censorship visa #9455.

User Reviews

A pleasant little comedy...

Fernandel stars as the title character--a poor schmuck, again who is trying, to make a living at yet another job as a door-tog-time-door salesman. This time, he's selling vacuum cleaners and his long-time fiancée is worried that yet again, he'll fall on his face. But, the well-meaning and dim Casimir is determined to make it big.

For much of the film, Casimir goes from one failed sale to another--making the film seem very episodic. Most of these are moderately amusing and the film is rather enjoyable. However, about mid-way through the film, he stumbles upon a lead that takes up the entire rest of the film. Unfortunately, this large chunk of the film is not super funny--pleasant, yes, but also a bit overlong and slow. Still, with Fernandel's personality and a few nice gags here and there, the film is a nice enough time-passer. Hilarious? No. But not bad, either.

In some ways, this film is a bit like Abbott & Costello film "Little Giant" merged with a Mr. Hulot film. While I am one of the few people who loved "Little Giant", I strongly recommend you see it--it has a depth and acting that make it more than just a light comedy.