The Babes Make the Law (1955) User Reviews

furious struggle between pinups and gangsters

[happytrigger-64-390517 · 7/10 · 1 September 2017]

I wanted to see some movies with Claudine Dupuis so I discovered this incredible comedy, about girls fighting furiously and sadistically against gangsters (don't miss Louis de Funès as Jeannot la Bonne Affaire). The wild girl team is : Louise Carletti (Raoul's beautiful wife, they made 8 movies together), Claudine Dupuis, Dominique Wilms, Michèle Philippe, and Suzy Prim. If you like this "should be cult" action comedy, jump on "Les Pépées Au Service Secret".

Since then, I try to see movies directed by Raoul André, really not masterpieces but a lot of freedom in script and directing, real entertainment. He often directs the same craziest bunch in french comedies : Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Michel Galabru, Jean Yanne, Robert Berri, ... My favorite? Surely "Ces Messieurs de la Famille".

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

[searchanddestroy-1 · 22 November 2014]

As far as I know, that's one of the first - if not the very first - french crime flicks, in those early fifties, speaking of female gangsters speaking in slang, and carrying guns, as real men did. This movie seemed to have great success in its time. And that certainly explains that after, many more features starring gals as gangsters were made. Such as for instance MADEMOISELLE ET SON GANG. But I am not a specialist of this kind of comedy crime french movies from the fifties. Too many of them, and most of the time rather lousy. Only interesting for the atmosphere: Paris Pigalle and Montmartre districts. In this film, a waitress is abducted by gangsters and her pals go on rampage to release her. A women's film, with chicks as men's characters. I have always liked this. Unfortunately, this remains more a comedy than a drama. The final fist fighting between girls and gangsters is particularly amazing, Worth watching. Just to be believed.