The Merry Pilgrims
1951
93 minutes
Overview
With no contract in view, Aimé Barelli, the leader of the band of the same name, decides to take a holiday. As this is the Holy Year, the young artist accepts to follow his mother on a pilgrimage to Rome. His band members - complete with their agent - decide to follow suit. Good idea because on the train to Rome, there is a whole class of charming schoolgirls, including charming Rosita and - surprise ! - Nicole, Aimé's pretty but elusive beloved. The trip is cheerful but eventful and life gets even more complicated with the interference of Duranval, a fake talent agent but genuine trouble shooter. At a time confusion is such that a bomb explodes and the whole gang find themselves in ... heaven! But Saint Peter has pity on them and sends them back to earth. At long last Aimé can marry Nicole while his musicians spread mirth around them.
Top Cast
Aimé Barelli
Self
Grégoire Aslan
Ernest Duranval
Pierre Destailles
The twins
Kenneth Spencer
Kenneth
Nicole Francis
Nicole, daughter of Max
Cécile Didier
Aimé's mother
Jeanne Herviale
Béatrice, the director of the convent
José Bartel
José
Gregori Chmara
Fred Smith
Mireille Carral
Rosita
Danjou
Guy Mairesse
Jacques Sablon
Roland Bernard
Jean Dunot
Max
Fred Pasquali
Rameau
Nicolas Amato
Customs clerk (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
Surgeon (uncredited)
Charles Lemontier
Station master (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
(uncredited)
Annie Noël
(uncredited)
Fernand Rauzéna
Commissioner (uncredited)
Yvonne Yma
Gossip (uncredited)