Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

1951
1h 30min

A simple civil servant Léon, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in love with a hotel thief by the name of Susan. He poses as Garou-Garou, a dangerous gangster to attempt to woo her affections, but is arrested and sent to jail. While in jail he annoys the guards by walking in and out of his cell, and keeps persuading Susan to cease her criminal way of life. As fundamentally being an honest and law-abiding citizen, he eventually handles back everything he has stolen, is acquitted by the court, and becomes famous and respected. When he learns that Susan is planning to return to England and start a new life, he decides to confess to her his emotions. However, the couple is interrupted by a sudden rush of journalists. Trying to escape in a building, they get cornered on a corridor, and Léon pushes Susan through a nearby wall. But by doing this, he loses his own wall-walking ability, and the film concludes.

Mr. Peek-a-Boo

Storyline

A simple civil servant Léon, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in love with a hotel thief by the name of Susan. He poses as Garou-Garou, a dangerous gangster to attempt to woo her affections, but is arrested and sent to jail. While in jail he annoys the guards by walking in and out of his cell, and keeps persuading Susan to cease her criminal way of life. As fundamentally being an honest and law-abiding citizen, he eventually handles back everything he has stolen, is acquitted by the court, and becomes famous and respected. When he learns that Susan is planning to return to England and start a new life, he decides to confess to her his emotions. However, the couple is interrupted by a sudden rush of journalists. Trying to escape in a building, they get cornered on a corridor, and Léon pushes Susan through a nearby wall. But by doing this, he loses his own wall-walking ability, and the film concludes.
    Released
    April 1951
    Runtime
    1h 30min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Silver Films, Fides, Cité Films
Cast
Bourvil
Bourvil
Léon Dutilleul
Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Susan
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Maurice
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Mr. Lécuyer
Roger Tréville
Roger Tréville
Félix Burdin
Jacques Erwin
Gaston
Frédéric O'Brady
Frédéric O'Brady
The medical specialist
René Worms
An employee at the ministry
Nina Myral
Mrs. Eloise
André Dalibert
André Dalibert
Acting
Nicole Riche
The lady of the second
Germaine Reuver
Germaine Reuver
Mrs. Ménard, the concierge
Jeanne Véniat
The South American
Georges Flateau
Georges Flateau
Mr Robert
Edmond Beauchamp
Edmond Beauchamp
Arturo
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes
The director of the 'prison de la Santé'
Marcelle Arnold
Marcelle Arnold
Germaine
Raymond Souplex
Raymond Souplex
Jean-Paul
Nicolas Amato
Nicolas Amato
The first agent (uncredited)
Georgette Anys
Georgette Anys
Maria (uncredited)
Alfred Arlais
(uncredited)
Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud
A colleague of Léon (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr
Gérard Buhr
(uncredited)
Marcel Charvey
Marcel Charvey
The bartender (uncredited)
Dominique Davray
Dominique Davray
A model (uncredited)
Skip Farrell
Maurice (uncredited)
Charlie Fawcett
(uncredited)
Fignolita
The negress (uncredited)
Charles Jarrel
(uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Franck Maurice
The second agent (uncredited)
Marcel Meral
A colleague of Léon (uncredited)
Craddock C. Monroe
Elmer (uncredited)
Alain Raffael
(uncredited)
Nicole Rimbaud
(uncredited)
Titys
The prisoner (uncredited)
Pamela Wilde
A model (uncredited)
Payne Williams
Jean-Paul (uncredited)
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