The Italian Straw Hat

Overview

On the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier. Because she is married, she cannot return home hatless without being compromised, and Tavernier orders Fadinard to replace the hat with one exactly like it - or else he will wreck his new home. In an elaborate sequence of complications, Fadinard tries to find a hat while keeping to his marriage schedule

Directed by René Clair

Top cast

Albert Préjean

Fadinard

Geymond Vital

Lt. Tavernier

Olga Tschechowa

Anais

M

Marise Maia

Helen

Yvonneck

Nonancourt

Louis Pré Fils

Cousin Bobin

Albert Préjean

Fadinard, le marié

Geymond Vital

Le lieutenant Tavernier

Olga Tschechowa

Anaïs de Beauperthuis

Paul Ollivier

L'oncle Vézinet

Alex Allin

Félix

André Volbert

Le maire

Jim Gérald

Beauperthuis

L

Lillian Beck

Une invitée de la noce

B

Berline

Une invitée de la noce

L

Lya Christy

Une invitée de la noce

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Nikolai Litvinov

Guest at the wedding

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