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Bizarre, Bizarre

Drôle de drame

1937-01-0184 min

InVictorianLondon,thebotanistIrwinMolyneuxandhiswifeMargaretMolyneuxarebankruptedbutstillkeepingtheappearanceduetothesuccessfulcrimenovelswrittenbyIrwinunderthepseudonymofFelixChapel.Theircookhasjustleftthefamily,whenIrwin'ssnoopyandhypocritecousinArchibaldSoperthatisincampaignagainstthepolicestoriesofFelixChapelinviteshimselftohavedinnerinIrwin'shouse.Margaretdecidestokeepthefarceoftheirsocialpositionsecretlycookingthedinner,whiletheclumsyIrwinjustifiesherabsencetellingthebishopSoperthatshehadjusttraveledtothecountrytomeetsomefriends.HoweverSopersuspectsofIrwinandcallstheScotlandYard,assumingthathiscousinhadpoisonedhiswife.IrwinandMargaretdecidetohidethetruthtoavoidanexpositionoftheirfinancialsituation,movingtoalow-budgethotelintheChineseneighborhood,gettingintotrouble.

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