The Cupboard Was Bare
1948, French. Directed by Carlo Rim.
The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver, not wishing to be bothered by a police interrogation, hides her corpse in a cupboard before notifying Alfred. But the van is stolen. Alfred, being the heir of a rich lady, begins a frantic search to locate the missing van and the cupboard because one can't claim an inheritance if there is no 'corpus delecti.' In his search, he gets caught up in an underworld web and finds the body of a murdered gangster in his room. He finally locates the cupboard but promptly loses it again. But, wait, it isn't "finis' time, yet.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 29 October 1948
- Original title
- L'Armoire volante
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Carlo Rim
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The Cupboard Was Bare runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Cupboard Was Bare isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 October 1948. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Cupboard Was Bare?
If you liked The Cupboard Was Bare, try Umbrella Coup, Incorrigible, Hold-up.
Who directed The Cupboard Was Bare?
The Cupboard Was Bare (1948) was directed by Carlo Rim and stars Fernandel, Berthe Bovy, Germaine Kerjean.