Léonce Loves Morels
About Léonce Loves Morels
Léonce (Léonce Perret) and Poupette (Suzanne Le Bret) hunt mushrooms in the woods and find none. An Englishman staying at the same hotel shows off a full basket. They lose the bidding for it. When his morel omelet is being made, they swap in pieces of sponge. He eats it, then cannot stop drinking.
Cast & crew
More about Léonce Loves Morels
Léonce Perret directed and plays Léonce. Georges Specht was the cameraman. Gaumont released it in September 1913, catalogue number 4388, at 161 meters. Alice Tissot plays the cook.
Themes
Background
One of the Léonce shorts Perret directed and starred in for Gaumont around 1913.
Preservation
A print is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- A timed print runs 13 minutes 31 seconds. The French Wikipedia fiche also lists 13 minutes.
- Another title is Léonce aime les moules.
Scenes
- They cut a sponge into the Englishman's morel omelet.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Léonce aime les morilles (1913).webm)
