''Girl on the Road'' or ''Hitch-Hike'' (French: ''Les petits matins'') is a 1962 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Jacqueline Audry Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war ...

and starring

Darry Cowl Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...

Pierre Mondy Pierre Mondy (born Pierre Cuq; 10 February 1925 – 15 September 2012) was a French film and theatre actor and director. Personal life Born on 10 February 1925, he was married four times: to Claude Gensac, Pascale Roberts, Annie Fournier, and ...

, and

Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading men ...

.Smith p.119

Cast

as Le journaliste *

as Le manager *

as Le conducteur de car *

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

as Le comédien *

Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed Les Misérables (1982 film), the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in ''Vice and Virtue'', ''Le Casse'', ''Les U ...

as Le fou *

Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du ...

as Gabrielle, maîtresse de Rameau *

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Br ...

as Achille Pipermint * Andréa Parisy as Une autostoppeuse *

Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was a Belgian-born French actor. Early life Gravey was the son o ...

as L'homme à la cadillac *

Claude Rich Claude Rich (8 February 1929 – 20 July 2017) was a French stage and screen actor. He began his career in the theater before his film debut in 1955. Personal life He married actress Catherine Renaudin on 26 June 1959. They had two daughters ...

as L'homme de 30 ans * François Périer as L'homme de 40 ans * Agathe Aëms as Agathe *

Gilbert Bécaud François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-know ...

as Le pilote d'air france *

Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël; 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) − Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) − Léon Mirol * '' Mistigri ...

as Le baron *

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. Life and career Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. His rotund featu ...

as Rameau * Michel Le Royer as Le champion de tennis *

Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...

as Jean-Claude, le marchand de brosses * Francis Blanche as Le douanier * Joé Davray as Le motard #1 *

Philippe Clair Prosper Charles Bensoussan professionally known as Philippe Clair (14 September 1930 – 28 November 2020) was a Moroccan-French actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and popular humorist. Along with fellow French directors Max Pécas and Ric ...

as Le motard #2 * Roger Coggio as Bobby, le boxeur *

Huguette Duflos Huguette Duflos (24 August 1887, Limoges – 12 April 1982, Paris) was a French stage and film actress. Life In 1910, she married the actor Raphaël Duflos, from whom she was divorced around 1928. Initially a theatrical performer with th ...

as La mère d'Édouard * Yves Gabrielli as Le camionneur * Jean Parédès as Le maître d'hôtel * Christian Pezey as Le scootériste *

Pierre Repp Pierre Repp (5 November 1909 in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France – 1 November 1986 in Plessis-Trévise, France) was a French humorist and actor. His real name was Pierre Alphonse Léon Frédéric Bouclet. On 14 August 1930, he married Ferdinande ...

as Le satyre * Véra Valmont as La barmaid *

Henri Attal Henri Attal (1936–2003) was a French actor. Selected filmography External links Fragments d'un dictionnaire amoureux 1936 births 2003 deaths Male actors from Paris French male film actors French male television actors {{F ...

as Un spectateur à la boxe * Maurice Auzel as Un boxeur * Michèle Bardollet as La serveuse * Claude Caroll as La serveuse au restauroute *

Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi (born Emile Jean Cohen-Zardi; 2 March 1930 – 13 December 2009) was a French actor from Paris. He acted in more than 200 feature films, including ''Fantômas'' with Louis De Funès and Jean Marais. He died of cancer at the age ...

as Un spectateur à la boxe

References

Bibliography

* Sharon Smith. ''Women who Make Movies''. Hopkinson and Blake, 1975.

External links

* 1962 films 1962 comedy films French comedy films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Jacqueline Audry Gaumont (company) films 1960s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys French-language comedy films {{1960s-France-film-stub