The Italian Straw Hat

The Italian Straw Hat — Plot

On the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier. Because she is married, she cannot return home hatless without being compromised, and Tavernier orders Fadinard to replace the hat with one exactly like it - or else he will wreck his new home. In an elaborate sequence of complications, Fadinard tries to find a hat while keeping to his marriage schedule

• Release date
• January 13, 1928
• Runtime
• 105 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• René Clair

The Italian Straw Hat — Cast

Albert Préjean Fadinard Geymond Vital Lt. Tavernier Olga Tschechowa Anais

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Marise Maia Helen Yvonneck Nonancourt Louis Pré Fils Cousin Bobin Albert Préjean Fadinard, le marié Geymond Vital Le lieutenant Tavernier