Gendarme in New York (Tatlı Bela New York'ta)

Gendarme in New York is a 1965 French-Italian comedy directed by Jean Girault, forming the second installment in the six-picture Gendarme series set around a police brigade from Saint-Tropez. Louis de Funès reprises his role as the excitable officer Ludovic Cruchot, joined again by Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Jean Lefebvre and the comic duo Guy Grosso and Michel Modo. The plot follows the squad crossing the Atlantic for an international police congress in New York, unaware that Cruchot's daughter Nicole has stowed away to join the trip and stirs up trouble along the way. The film pays playful tribute to silent-era comedians and includes a mock ballet sequence between officers and street toughs that spoofs a famous contemporary musical. Shooting took place aboard an ocean liner during the Atlantic crossing, on location in New York, at studios near Paris, and briefly in Saint-Tropez and the port town of Le Havre. Despite mixed reviews, the picture drew a huge audience in France, cementing the series' popularity and leading to further sequels over the following years.