La joyeuse prison

Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, a distiller, a forger, two pickpockets, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. But too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape and a complaint is filed against "the deplorable disorder reigning in the joyful prison", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice-looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.

Cast

Michel Simon Benoit, chief guard Ded Rysel Auguste Tuboeuf, inmate farmer Paulette Dubost Justine Benoit Lisette Lebon Rosette Benoit Michel Roux André Chauvin Christian Alers Sub-prefect Georges Baconnet Ferdinand Bouchonnet Francis Boyer Henri Coutet Gustave Robert Dalban Vauclin, inmate gangster

Paul Derly Breton, safe-cracking inmate

Émile Genevois 'Petit Louis', burglar inmate

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