What for?

Nan
1h 39m
1926

Overview

Céleste Noménoé, a provincial actor, comes to Paris for an inheritance. He also gets a part in a movie. The managers of a music-hall notice him. He takes the stage name of Grock.

Country : France
Genre : Comedy
Languages : Français
Released Date: 1926-12-10

Top Billed Cast

Grock

Céleste Noménoé

Pierrette Lugand

Little girl

Gaston Dubosc

Grandfather

Valentine Lugand

Blanche

Simone Montalet

Young woman

Marguerite de Morlaye

Grandmother

Roger Hoguenet

Little boy

Lucien Baroux

Director

Georges Cahuzac

Music Hall Director

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