Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
About Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
Eugénie is hunchbacked, and everyone tries to straighten her. When they succeed she is so tall that she causes disasters. A sword swallower is brought in to fix the new problem. Jean Durand directed. Berthe Dagmar and Marie Dorly are billed.
Cast & crew
More about Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
The French title is Eugénie, redresse-toi! Wikidata times it at 5 minutes. Brunin, Édouard Grisollet, and Jacques Beauvais are also listed. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The joke turns on the cure. Standing straight makes her too tall.
- The sword swallower is the second remedy.
- The Commons file uses the French title.
Scenes
- Once Eugénie is straightened she is tall enough to wreck the room, and the sword swallower is called.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Eugénie, redresse-toi!)
