The Straw Lover
Directed by	Gilles Grangier
Written by	Carlo Rim Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by	Alexandre Mnouchkine Evrard de Rouvre
Starring	Jean-Pierre Aumont Gaby Sylvia Alfred Adam
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Jacqueline Sadoul
Music by	Jean Marion
Production company	Les Films Ariane
Distributed by	La Société des Films Sirius
Release date	5 January 1951 (1951-01-05)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Straw Lover (French: L'Amant de paille) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia and Alfred Adam. ^[1] Louis de Funès plays a psychiatrist. ^[2] The film based on Georges Feydeau's play "Le Dindon" (The Turkey).

The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Stanislas Michodier (Jimmy's friend)
• Gaby Sylvia as Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy (Gaston's wife)
• Alfred Adam as Gaston Sarrazin de Fontenoy (Gisèle's husband)
• André Versini as Jimmy (Gisèle's lover)
• Louis de Funès as Bruno (the psychiatrist)
• Félix Oudart as Mr Kervadec
• Lucienne Granier as the lady in black
• Odette Barancey as the concierge
• Marcel Melrac as Mr Henri
• Emile Genevois as the photographer
• Gérard Buhr as one of Gaston's employées

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

• The Straw Lover at IMDb
• L’Amant de paille (1951) at the Films de France

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