Emile the African
1948, French. Directed by Robert Vernay.
Émile Boulard is a props man in a Paris movie studio. He has a wife, Suzanne. Or to be more accurate, let's say he HAD a wife since she left him fifteen years before, allegedly ... to go buy a post stamp. But now that their daughter Martine , who lives with her, is old enough to marry, she resurfaces. She confesses that, in order to explain his absence, she has told Martine her father was a great explorer and lion hunter in Africa. Not to disappoint his daughter, Émile accepts to pose as the adventurer he is supposed to be. At the same time he will help Daniel, Martine's bashful fiancé, not to become a henpecked husband like him.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Robert VernayDirector
- FernandelEmile Boulard
- Alexandre RignaultLadislas Stany
- Noëlle NormanSuzanne Boulard
- Félix OudartRomi, the director
- Bernard LajarrigeDaniel Cormier
- Roland ArmontelDibier
- Jacqueline DorMartine Boulard
- Madeleine LambertMadame Cormier
- Jean HébeyThe notary's clerk
- Line DarielMadame Zulma
- MissiaThe singer
- Henri CoutetThe actor
Details
- Released
- 19 May 1948
- Original title
- Émile l'africain
- Country
- France
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Emile the African runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Emile the African isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 May 1948. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Emile the African?
Emile the African (1948) was directed by Robert Vernay and stars Fernandel, Alexandre Rignault, Noëlle Norman.