Alexander Breffort

ALEXANDRE BREFFORT was born in Nièvre, France in 1901. After working a series of odd-jobs, Breffort was hired as the editor at Le Canard Enchaîné (The Chained Duck) in 1934. A pacifist, Breffort traveled throughout Europe during World War II before returning to Paris. Breffort wrote the screenplay for Follow That Man, as well as the original book for Irma La Douce.

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Irma la Douce

Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, Comedy

Irma la Douce

Alexander Breffort , Marguerite Monnot , Julian More ,David Heneker , Monty Norman

Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 1w, 8m

This French romantic comedy pairs Irma, a young woman working the streets of Paris, with Nestor, a penniless law student who masquerades as a rich older man to earn Irma's attentions.

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Irma La Douce

by Multiple Authors

Irma La Douce

Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, Comedy
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Irma La Douce

David Heneker , Monty Norman , Julian More , Alexander Breffort , Marguerite Monnot

Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 1w, 20m

Irma is one of Paris' most successful poules (tarts). She falls in love with Nestor, a penniless law student. She decides for the first time in her life she will have a mec (pimp). Nestor is jealous of Irma's customers and decides he must become her only buyer, so he disguises himself as Monsieur Oscar, a rich old fossil who asks only companionship, yet provides enough grisbi (money) to become her exclusive patron.

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