Madly in Love (1943 film)

Madly in Love (French: Fou d'amour) is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Elvire Popesco, Henri Garat and Micheline Francey.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Madly in Love
Directed by	Paul Mesnier
Written by	Paul Mesnier Max d'Yresme (novel)
Produced by	André Tranché
Starring	Elvire Popesco Henri Garat Micheline Francey
Cinematography	Georges Clerc
Music by	Roger-Roger
Production company	Monaco Films
Distributed by	Radio Cinéma
Release date	16 June 1943 (1943-06-16)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

The son of a department store owner falls in love with one of the customers. He discovers that she is the goddaughter of a professor who runs a private psychiatric hospital. In order to spend more time with her he decides to pretend to be mad and have himself admitted to the hospital as a patient.

Main cast

• Elvire Popesco as Arabella
• Henri Garat as Claude Sauvin
• Andrex as Ulysse
• Julien Carette as L'homme aux mouches
• Micheline Francey as Solange Perrier
• Marcel Vallée as Monsieur Sauvin
• Jacques Louvigny as Le professeur Hauteclerc
• Fred Pasquali as Le parieur
• Sinoël as Le vieux client
• Jean Rigaux as Le ténor
• Paul Gobert as Le docteur Bardin
• Viviane Gosset as Noémie
• Marcelle Rexiane as La pudibonde
• Simone Allain as Madame Hauteclerc