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On purge bébé
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jean Renoir
Written by	Georges Feydeau (play)
Produced by	Pierre Braunberger
Starring	Marguerite Pierry Jacques Louvigny Michel Simon
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Jean Mamy
Music by	Paul Misraki
Distributed by	Les Etablissement Braunberger-Richebé
Release date	21 June 1931 (1931-06-21)
Running time	52 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative) is Jean Renoir's first sound film, based upon the play by Georges Feydeau. It is a 1931 comedy about a supposedly unbreakable chamberpot and a constipated baby. It is known for mocking the French bourgeoisie.

Renoir made the film in a record three weeks (from script to finished film) in order to get backing for other projects. His next film was La Chienne.

Synopsis

Mr. Follavoine seeks to sell unbreakable chamberpots to the French army. In an attempt to close the deal, he invites Chouilloux, an influential official of the Ministry of hosts, for dinner to discuss putting his chamberpots on the market. But on that same day, Follavoine's son is constipated and Mrs. Follavoine tries to force him to take his laxative, but he flat out refuses to take it. From that point on, nothing goes as planned.

Release

On 14 June 2016, American video-distribution company The Criterion Collection released On purge bébé, newly restored through a 4K digital transfer, as a bonus feature for the release of La Chienne on Blu-ray and DVD.

References

Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell, Film History: An Introduction.
On purge bébé

External links

On purge bébé at IMDb

v t e Jean Renoir
Silent films	The Whirlpool of Fate (1925) Nana (1926) Marquitta (1927) The Little Match Girl (1928) Le Bled (1929)
Sound films	On purge bébé (1931) La Chienne (1931) Night at the Crossroads (1932) Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Chotard and Company (1933) Madame Bovary (1934) Toni (1935) Life Belongs to Us (1936) The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) The Lower Depths (1936) La Grande Illusion (1937) La Marseillaise (1938) La Bête Humaine (1938) The Rules of the Game (1939) Swamp Water (1941) This Land Is Mine (1943) The Southerner (1945) The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) "Partie de campagne" (1946) The Woman on the Beach (1947) The River (1951) The Golden Coach (1952) French Cancan (1955) Elena and Her Men (1956) The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959) Picnic on the Grass (1959) The Elusive Corporal (1962) The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970)
Related	Bibliography Louis Lumière / conversation avec Langlois et Renoir Catherine Hessling (wife) Alain Renoir (son) Pierre-Auguste Renoir (father) Aline Charigot Renoir (mother) Pierre Renoir (brother) Gabrielle Renard Marguerite Renoir

v t e Georges Feydeau
Plays	Monsieur chasse! (1892) Champignol malgré lui (1892) Le Système Ribadier (1892) Un fil à la patte (1894) Le Dindon (1896) La Dame de chez Maxim (1899) La Puce à l'oreille (1907) Occupe-toi d'Amélie! (1908) Je ne trompe pas mon mari! (1914)
Adaptations	La dama de Chez Maxim's (1923) Take Care of Amelia (1925) The Queen of Moulin Rouge (1926) On purge bébé (1931) Take Care of Amelie (1932) The Girl from Maxim's (1933) La dame de chez Maxim's (1933) Keep an Eye on Amelia (1949) The Girl from Maxim's (1950) The Turkey (1951) Äktenskapsbrottaren (1964) Hotel Paradiso (1966) A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
Related people	Ernest-Aimé Feydeau Carolus-Duran

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