Mr. Orchid

This character study of a French patriot during the Nazi Occupation has comedian Noel as the chief of the underground who uses his hobby of growing orchids to hide his radio equipment.

6.4

95 min

Cast

Noël-Noël

as Édouard Martin

Nadine Alari

as Monique Martin, daughter of Édouard

Paul Frankeur

as Simon, Édouard's second lieutenant

Marcel Delaître

as Charrat, resentful neighbor

Charles Lemontier

as Father Charles

Maurice Chevit

as Maquisard

Alice Leitner

Georges Questau

Simone Lestan

Maurice Salabert

as Butcher

Jaqueline Lefer

Pierre Noël

Howard Vernon

as German Lieutenant Fleischer

Jean Lara

as Pelletier

José Artur

as Pierre Martin

Claire Olivier

as Madame Martin

Jeanne Herviale

as Marie

Marcel Dieudonné

as Jourdan

Jean-Paul Basset

Pierre Moncorbier

Emile Remongin

Henri San Juan

Jo Dest

as German Colonel Müller (uncredited)

Robert Le Fort

as Mechanic (uncredited)

Roger Pierre

as (uncredited)

Director

René Clément