Mr. Peek-a-Boo
1951 • Comedy | Fantasy
Jean Boyer
Director
Jean Boyer
Writer
Michel Audiard
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 6, 1951
Duration
90 Min
Language
fr
Popularity
4.428
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
A simple civil servant Léon, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in love with a hotel thief by the name of Susan. He poses as Garou-Garou, a dangerous gangster to attempt to woo her affections, but is arrested and sent to jail. While in jail he annoys the guards by walking in and out of his cell, and keeps persuading Susan to cease her criminal way of life. As fundamentally being an honest and law-abiding citizen, he eventually handles back everything he has stolen, is acquitted by the court, and becomes famous and respected. When he learns that Susan is planning to return to England and start a new life, he decides to confess to her his emotions. However, the couple is interrupted by a sudden rush of journalists. Trying to escape in a building, they get cornered on a corridor, and Léon pushes Susan through a nearby wall. But by doing this, he loses his own wall-walking ability, and the film concludes.
Cast
Bourvil
Joan Greenwood
Gérard Oury
Henri Crémieux
Roger Tréville
Jacques Erwin
Frédéric O'Brady
André Dalibert
Germaine Reuver
Jeanne Véniat
Georges Flateau
Edmond Beauchamp
Georges Lannes
Marcelle Arnold
Raymond Souplex
Nicolas Amato
Georgette Anys
Maurice Biraud
Gérard Buhr
Marcel Charvey
Dominique Davray
Franck Maurice