L'aventure commence demain

What a pleasant surprise with that cat and mouse story around a femme fatale, a thief and a rich man. Well directed, the three actors are perfect, with lot of smooth energy. The dialogues are a constant pleasure, written for two gentlemen (Raymond Rouleau and André Luguet) and a seducing woman (Isa Miranda). And lot of twists. A very nice french comedy, between Lubitsch and Ophüls.

Richard Pottier had a good sense of humor which showed in the best of his comedies :"Fanfare d'Amour" (remade as "some like it hot" ) "Caroline Chérie" and this "L'Aventure Commence Demain" which is much fun to watch.

Two crooks team up : a buck (Raymond Rouleau) ,the "brain" and a two-bit femme fatale ,a cross between Joan Crawford and Rita Hayworth ,complete with cigarette holder (Isa Miranda) ,the "charm".

They take a wealthy man as their target;they begin with a jewel then begin to work on a larger scale when they learn the greybeard owns a map which gives the site of of an elephant's graveyard (which means plenty of ivory ).Of course nothing happens as they expected .

Funny lines,very good acting and plenty of unexpected twists.