Heartbeat (1938)
2h 12m
Running Time
April 15, 1938Release Date
Plot.
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Fernandel
Irénée Fabre, 'le Schpountz'
Orane Demazis
Françoise
Fernand Charpin
L'oncle Baptiste Fabre
Léon Belières
Meyerboom
Enrico Glori
Bodigar Glazunoff
Jean Castan
Casimir Fabre
Robert Vattier
Astruc
Odette Roger
Clarisse Fabre
Charles Blavette
Martelette
Marcel Maupi
Le barman
Louisard
Charlet
Henri Poupon
Galubert
Robert Bassac
Dromart
Marcel Pagnol
Director
André Pollack
L'avoué
Charblay
Adolphe
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Heartbeat (French: Le schpountz) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis and Fernand Charpin. It was remade in 1999 as Le schpountz, directed by Gérard Oury.
It tells the story of an unhappy young grocer's assistant who dreams of becoming a grand dramatic actor, but when he gatecrashes a film studio they realise he is a natural comic.