600,000 Francs a Month (1933 film)

1933 film

  • 1 September 1933 (1933-09-01)
Running time
75 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

600,000 Francs a Month (French: 600 000 francs par mois) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Germaine Michel, Georges Biscot and Jean Aymé.[1] It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.[2]

Synopsis

A wealthy American bets a French railway worker that he cannot spend 600,000 francs a month. All the Frenchman's attempts to win the bet are thwarted but his daughter ends up falling in love with and marrying the American.

Cast

  • Jean Aymé [fr] as Colchester
  • Georges Biscot as Galupin
  • Suzette Comte as Anna
  • Louis Florencie as Bique
  • Pierre de Guingand as John Durand
  • Jacques Luce as Bernard
  • Maximilienne as Madame Brochet
  • Germaine Michel as Madame Galupin

References

  1. ^ Jeux d'auteurs, mots d'acteurs: scénaristes et dialoguistes du cinéma français, 1930-1945 : actes des colloques SACD, 1992-1993. Institut Lumière, 1994. p.119
  2. ^ Goble p.135

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • 600,000 Francs a Month at IMDb
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