What for?

What for?

What for?

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What for?

1926

1h 39m

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Comedy

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.

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9 members

Acting

Grock

Céleste Noménoé

Grock

Acting

Pierrette Lugand

Little girl

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Acting

Gaston Dubosc

Grandfather

Gaston Dubosc

Acting

Valentine Lugand

Blanche

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Simone Montalet

Young woman

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Marguerite de Morlaye

Grandmother

Marguerite de Morlaye

Acting

Roger Hoguenet

Little boy

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Lucien Baroux

Director

Lucien Baroux

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Georges Cahuzac

Music Hall Director

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