Un fil à la patte

In Un fil à la patte, "Feydeau's scalpel" is all the sharper as he not only skewers our society in its male-female relationships, but also takes aim at a society whose members do not hesitate to employ every possible trick to safeguard and maintain their social and financial standing: money is the sinew of war!

A crowd of freeloaders, either ruined or about to be, gathers at the home of Lucette, a singer by profession, queen of the moment, adored by the Parisian press and public. She generously dispenses food and money, but beware to anyone trying to step outside her little circle where she reigns as a despot.

Fernand Bois d'Enghien will bear the brunt of this perfect little tyrant; indeed, as Lucette's lover, he cannot bring himself to break up with her, and yet that very evening he is signing his marriage contract with the extremely wealthy Viviane, daughter of Baronne Duverger. What was bound to happen happened: hired by the Baronne to sing at the celebration for the contract signing, Lucette comes face to face with Fernand. Scandal erupts!

Neither Fernand's imagination to save his marriage at all costs nor Lucette's vengeance will know any bounds.

For our greatest delight, Feydeau treats us to a carnival of misunderstandings, driven at breakneck speed by zany characters with neurotic tendencies worthy of Freudian analysis!