The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life 1948

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A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and Robert Benchley had done for years in American short subjects. Among those are the Practical Joker who will do anything for a laugh; the Party Entertainer who never stops singing; the Talkative Neigbor who forgets the time; the noisy neighbors who dance the tango all night; and women drivers, people who telephone at meal time, the friend you never saw before and amatuer medical experts. Much use of trick photography, montages, puppets and animation along with some adult Gallic wit and gentle satire.

  • Released: 1948-11-26
  • Runtime: 75 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Stars: Noël-Noël, Bernard Blier, Jean Tissier, Henri Crémieux, Pierre Destailles, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Pierre Mocky, René Blancard, Charles Vissières, Claire Olivier, Madeleine Barbulée, Micheline Rolla, Maryse Martin, Gaby Bruyère, Guy Saint-Clair, Lucien Frégis, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Jacques Varennes, Emile Remongin, Paul Clérouc  Show all >
    Titys, Franck Maurice, Lucien Guervil, Georges Rollin, Charles Bayard, Pierre Noël, Fritz Schmiedel, Marguerite Deval, Aline André, Elisa Lamotte, Georges Questiau, Jacques Mattler, Elisa Lamotte, Marion Tourès, La Houppa, Cécile Eddy, Maguy Horiot, Max Hermann, Rudy Lenoir
  • Director: Jean Dréville