How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
Status:
Released
Production:
Les Films Corona
Aired:
1965-10-28
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
The film consists of three novels. The film begins with the fact that the Bernard Blier hero removes a lantern from the entrance to a brothel. The second part is about how the lantern and jewelery were stolen from a young baroness. And in the third part the hero of Louis de Funes hangs a lantern at the entrance to his house.
Comedy
Drama
Characters
Bernard Blier
Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Dominique Davray
Madame Blanche, wife of Charles (segment “La Fermeture”)
Henri Virlogeux
Regular doctor of the brothel (segment "La Fermeture")
Frank Villard
Marcel Froment, boss of the “Panier Fleuri”, Toulon (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)
Jacques Marin
Second-hand dealer and mover who buys furniture (segment "La Fermeture")
Yori Bertin
Colette, boarder (segment "La Fermeture" & “Le Procès”)
Michèle Bardollet
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture")
Jean Lefebvre
Léonard Maburon, “Léo le solitaire”, burglar (segment "Le Procès")
Andréa Parisy
Baroness Seychelles du Hautpas, born Lucette Granu (segment "Le Procès")
Pierre Bertin
President of the tribunal (segment "Le Procès")
Jean Carmet
Paulo, accomplice of Léonard Maburon (segment "Le Procès")
Darry Cowl
Léonard Maburon's defense lawyer (segment "Le Procès")
Bernard Dhéran
Lawyer of Baroness Seychelles du Hautpas (segment "Le Procès")
Albert Michel
Court clerk (segment "Le Procès")
Louis de Funès
Léon Haudepin, general insurance agent (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Mireille Darc
Marie Truchet, aka 'Éloïse' (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Jean Richard
Paul Arnaud, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Bernadette Lafont
Sophie, prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
María Rosa Rodríguez
Carmen, Spanish prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Gianna Serra
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Hubert Deschamps
Judge Hardouin, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Gabriel Gobin
Maître Leproux, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Jean-Pierre Moutier
Léon Haudepin's deputy (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Albert Rémy
Police Inspector Grannu (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Guy Grosso
Gédeon, pimp (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Régine Motte
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Lydie Muguet
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")
Françoise Vatel
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Micheline Luccioni
Carmen, boarder with varices (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Catherine Samie
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Margarette
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Jacques Legras
Swiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Swiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)
Aline Bertrand
Mrs. Pauline, former resident... retired (segment “La Fermeture” & "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Josy Guadel
Former boarder (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Bernard Musson
Assessor judge (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
Lucette's client with a dog (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
Man carrying files to the court (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Brigadier in tribunal (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Billy Kearns
James J. Gordon, wealthy Texan, lover of the Baroness (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
Louis Viret
Photographer of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli
Mr. Boudu, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Lucien Frégis
Member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Andrée Tainsy
Germaine, Léon's housekeeper (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Juliet Mills
Nurse (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli
Narrator (uncredited)