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12/10/1959 Drama 0h 19m
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Overview

A silent, lyrical short in which a boy’s newly won goldfish is threatened by the family cat, and saved through a quiet act of animal solidarity.

  1. Roger Mauge

    Writer

  2. Edmond Séchan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Louis Paul

    The Boy

  2. Gilbert Hughes

    The Villain

  3. Jean-Marie Maillols

    The Carnival Man

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-10
A young lad (Louis Paul) returns home from school, feeds his pet canary a sugar lump then heads to the fair where he takes a shine to a goldfish that's the prize in a roulette competition. He can't afford to play but a man (Gilbert Hugues) comes along afterwards and to the obvious chagrin of the fish, determines he is going to do a bit of spread betting so he can win it at all costs! Amusingly, the fish is having done of this and is steadfastly remaining inside of it's rocky hideaway inside the tank. Failing to convince it to come out, the man must make do with another. Luckily for the youngst...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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