The Most Wanted Man or Public Enemy Number One (French: L'ennemi public n° 1, Italian: Il nemico pubblico n° 1) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Louis Seigner. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was one of many co-productions between the France and Italy during the postwar era.
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Synopsis
An ordinary American man is mistaken for a public enemy number one after he puts on a gangster's coat. Only with the help of the real gangster's girlfriend, Lola, is he able to bring the criminal to justice and clear his own name.
Cast
Fernandel as Joe Calvet
Zsa Zsa Gabor as Lola la Blonde
Louis Seigner as Le directeur de la prison
David Opatoshu as Slim le Tueur
Nicole Maurey as Peggy
Alfred Adam as Le shérif
Jean Marchat as L'attorney general
Saturnin Fabre as W.W. Stone, l’avocat
Paolo Stoppa as Teddy « Tony » Fallone
Tino Buazzelli as Parker
Carlo Ninchi as Nick le Flicard
Guglielmo Barnabò as M Click
Arturo Bragaglia as Jack le Caissier
Paul Barge as Le gardien-chef
Michel Ardan as Un Inspecteur
Jess Hahn as Walter le Vicieux, un truand
André Dalibert as Un surveillant
Bob Ingarao as Le chef de la police
Manuel Gary as Charly