1911-1920 Comedy France Louis Feuillade Silent

Louis Feuillade – Le gendarme est sans culotte (1914)

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Le Gendarme est sans Culotte (or, “The Policeman is Without Trousers”) concerns a dim-witted cop named Foezel, who is played by Marcel Lévesque, best remembered as Mazamette in the great crime serial Les Vampires. Lévesque, whose comic relief character practically stole the show in that series, also starred in his own short comedies. To my way of thinking he suggests a Gallic version of Jimmy Finlayson, Laurel & Hardy’s familiar nemesis, not only in appearance but in his vigorous, over the top performance style. […]

The story begins as Foezel finishes his breakfast, bids a fond farewell to his loving wife and mother, and sets forth to walk his beat, blissfully unaware that he is embarking on a monumentally lousy day. Meanwhile, a group of filmmakers have arrived in town and are preparing to film a scene. Several police uniforms are required, but they find that they need one more pair of trousers. They observe as Foezel strolls past, and, correctly assessing him as a likely sucker, select an attractive young actress from their troupe to vamp him. She lures him into a bar located in the hotel where the troupe is staying, and the fun is on! For everyone except Foezel, that is.