''600,000 Francs a Month'' (french: 600000 francs par mois) is a 1926 French silent

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directed by

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and Robert Péguy and starring

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and

Madeleine Guitty Madeleine Guitty (5 June 1870 – 12 April 1936) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.93 Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925) * ''Montmartre'' (1925) * '' 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1926 ...

.Parish p.565 It was released in the United Kingdom in 1927 with the

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of ''Mister Mustard's Millions''. In 1933 it was remade as '' 600,000 Francs a Month''.

Cast

as Anatole Galupin *

as John Durand *

as Ernestine Galupin * Hélène Darly as Anna Galupin * as Le secrétaire

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1926 films Films based on French novels 1926 comedy films Silent French comedy films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Robert Péguy French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub