
Divided into three episodes, the narrative opens with a Bernard Blier character who removes a lantern from the entrance of a brothel. The second segment follows the theft of that lantern, together with jewelry, from a young baroness. In the final episode, Louis de Funès’ hero hangs a lantern at the doorway of his own house.
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Explore the complete cast of How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.

Bernard Blier
Charles Labergerie, brothel keeper (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

Albert Rémy
Police Inspector Grannu (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Jacques Marin
Second-hand dealer and mover who buys furniture (segment "La Fermeture")

Bernadette Lafont
Sophie, prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Juliet Mills
Nurse (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)

Dominique Davray
Madame Blanche, wife of Charles (segment “La Fermeture”)

Bernard Dhéran
Lawyer of Baroness Seychelles du Hautpas (segment "Le Procès")

Catherine Samie
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Édouard Francomme
Man carrying files to the court (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Andrée Tainsy
Germaine, Léon's housekeeper (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Bideau
Swiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Mireille Darc
Marie Truchet, aka 'Éloïse' (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Louis de Funès
Léon Haudepin, general insurance agent (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Georges Lautner

María Rosa Rodríguez
Carmen, Spanish prostitute (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Darry Cowl
Léonard Maburon's defense lawyer (segment "Le Procès")

Bernard Musson
Assessor judge (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Jean Lefebvre
Léonard Maburon, “Léo le solitaire”, burglar (segment "Le Procès")

Jean Carmet
Paulo, accomplice of Léonard Maburon (segment "Le Procès")

Guy Grosso
Gédeon, pimp (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Philippe Castelli
Mr. Boudu, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)

Hubert Deschamps
Judge Hardouin, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Henri Virlogeux
Regular doctor of the brothel (segment "La Fermeture")

Jean Richard
Paul Arnaud, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Jacques Legras
Swiss customer of the "auto show" (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Aline Bertrand
Mrs. Pauline, former resident... retired (segment “La Fermeture” & "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Paul Mercey
Lucette's client with a dog (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Billy Kearns
James J. Gordon, wealthy Texan, lover of the Baroness (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Pierre Bertin
President of the tribunal (segment "Le Procès")

Gabriel Gobin
Maître Leproux, member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Brigadier in tribunal (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)

Françoise Vatel
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Andréa Parisy
Baroness Seychelles du Hautpas, born Lucette Granu (segment "Le Procès")

Albert Michel
Court clerk (segment "Le Procès")

Régine Motte
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Yori Bertin
Colette, boarder (segment "La Fermeture" & “Le Procès”)

Micheline Luccioni
Carmen, boarder with varices (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Frank Villard
Marcel Froment, boss of the “Panier Fleuri”, Toulon (segment “La Fermeture” & “Le Procès”)

Jean-Pierre Moutier
Léon Haudepin's deputy (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Louis Viret
Photographer of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)

Michèle Bardollet
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture")

Gianna Serra
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Lucien Frégis
Member of the association (segment "Les Bons Vivants") (uncredited)

Lydie Muguet
Girl from the Haudepin pension (segment "Les Bons Vivants")

Margarette
Boarder (segment "La Fermeture") (uncredited)

Josy Guadel
Former boarder (segment "Le Procès") (uncredited)
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