On Foot, On Horse and On Wheels is the US title for the 1957 French comedy film, À pied, à cheval et en voiture.
It marked the film debut of Jean Paul Belmondo.
The movie was a massive hit at the French box office with admissions of 3,483,954.Box office information for film at Box Office Story It led to a follow-up A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik.
Plot Mr. Léon Martin, the incarnation of the average bourgeois, decides to buy a car. He hopes to appear better during a hunting trip with Monsieur de Grandlieu. Through this social encounter, the future of his daughter Mireille, in love with Paul de Grandlieu, must become clearer. From this hope will come the obtaining of a driving license, the visit to the Auto Show, the hesitations over the choice of model, the deceptions of a hair-raising salesman, and the comical adventures of the hunt in Sologne. Having returned from everything, Mr. Martin finally marries his daughter according to his heart and maintains his preference for the metro as a means of transport.
Cast Noël-Noël : Léon Martin Denise Grey : Marguerite Martin Sophie Daumier : Mireille Martin Darry Cowl : Hubert Jean Tissier : Le vendeur au Salon de l'Automobile Gil Vidal : Paul de Grandlieu Aimé Clariond : Monsieur de Grandlieu Viviane Gosset : Alice Lambert Noël Roquevert : Mr Guillard Suzanne Guémard : Hélène Guillard Hubert Deschamps : Robichet Jacques Fabbri : Auguste Gérard Darrieu : Robert Robert Vattier : L'inspecteur auto-école Pierre Mirat : Viviani Edmond Ardisson : Duchemin Joël Monteilhet : Le fils Duchemin Jean Galland : Mr Cordier Pierre Leproux : Mr Chartis Maurice Chevit : Léon Henri Coutet : Un garde chasse de Mr de Grandlieu Jean-Pierre Jaubert : Chotard Jean-Pierre Cassel : Mariel Jean-Paul Belmondo : Venin Jean-Pierre Moutier : Un copain de Mireille Bernard Musson : Un agent lors de l'accident
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