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The French, They Are a Funny Race — known in France as Les Carnets du Major Thompson (The Notebooks of Major Thompson) and in the U.K. as The Diary of Major Thompson — is a 1955 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, based on the novel by Pierre Daninos, and starring Jack Buchanan and Martine Carol.
This was the last film directed by Preston Sturges as well as the last film for actor Jack Buchanan before his death from Spinal Cancer on 20 October 1957.
Original Release
12/09/1955
US Release
05/20/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Buchanan | Le Major Marmaduke Thompson |
| Martine Carol | Martine Thompson |
| Noël-Noël | Monsieur Taupin |
| Totti Truman Taylor | Miss Fyfyth |
| Katie Boyle | Bit part |
| André Luguet | L'éditeur Fusillard |
| Geneviève Brunet | Ursula Thompson - la première femme du Major |
| Paulette Dubost | Madame Taupin |
| Robert Balpo | |
| Madeleine Barbulée | La femme de chambre |
Directors
Writers
Preston Sturges, Pierre Daninos
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Buchanan | Le Major Marmaduke Thompson |
| Martine Carol | Martine Thompson |
| Noël-Noël | Monsieur Taupin |
| Totti Truman Taylor | Miss Fyfyth |
| Katie Boyle | Bit part |
| André Luguet | L'éditeur Fusillard |
| Geneviève Brunet | Ursula Thompson - la première femme du Major |
| Paulette Dubost | Madame Taupin |
| Robert Balpo | |
| Madeleine Barbulée | La femme de chambre |
| Charles Bayard | |
| Marguerite Bour | |
| François de Breteuil | Marc |
| Henri Coutet | |
| Lucien Frégis | |
| Palmyre Levasseur | |
| Yette Lucas | |
| Gina Manès | La ventouseuse |
| Nina Myral | |
| Gaston Orbal | Le voyageur du train |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jean Le Duc | Producer |
| Alain Poiré | Producer |
| Paul Wagner | Producer |
