Be Beautiful But Shut Up


Be Beautiful and Shut Up is a French black-and-white crime comedy film made in 1958, directed by Marc Allégret.
The film features Alain Delon and Jean Paul Belmondo in early roles as members of a gang.
It was also known as Blonde for Danger.

Plot

The protagonist, played by Mylène Demongeot, is a teenage female orphan who after escaping from her detention center joins a gang of Parisian burglars, but then by coincidence meets a young police inspector with whom she falls in love, marries and starts a decent life.
The story shows how her former acquaintances from the criminal milieu become suspects in a jewel robbery.

Cast

Filming took place from December 1957 to February 1958.

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 1,904,380 in France. This made it the 44th most popular film of the year.