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4 unusual facts about Cherchez la femme


Cherchez la femme

The phrase appears in the film Carry On Doctor, where Fred (Julian Orchard) uses it in a more literal sense, simply referring to looking for a woman who Ken (Bernard Bresslaw) has seen and taken a fancy to.

Also the phrase was used twice by the character Daphne Castle played by Maggie Smith in the 1982 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under The Sun' whilst advising Hercule Poirot which of her hotel guests to question regarding the murder of Arlena Stewart.

The phrase appears in the episode Rin Tin Tin and the Wild Stallion of the American children's television program The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.

Tommy Mottola

Mottola is the protagonist of the first verse of the 1976 song "Cherchez La Femme" by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.



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