''600,000 Francs a Month'' (french: 600 000 francs par mois) is a 1933 French
comedy film
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directed by
Léo Joannon
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a camerama ...
and starring
Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne.
Selected filmography
* '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932)
* '' Cognasse'' (1932)
* '' Paprika'' (193 ...
,
Georges Biscot
Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944.
He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and he died on 18 December 1944 in Paris.
F ...
and
Jean Aymé
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* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* J ...
. It is a remake of the 1926
silent film of the same name.
[Goble p.135]
Synopsis
A wealthy American bets a French
railway
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worker that he cannot spend 600,000
francs
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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
* as Colchester
*
Georges Biscot
Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944.
He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and he died on 18 December 1944 in Paris.
F ...
as Galupin
*
Suzette Comte as Anna
*
Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* ''Companion Wanted'' (1932)
* ''Beauty Spot'' (1932)
* '' Suzanne'' (1932)
* '' N ...
as Bique
*
Pierre de Guingand as John Durand
*
Jacques Luce as Bernard
*
Maximilienne as Madame Brochet
*
Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne.
Selected filmography
* '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932)
* '' Cognasse'' (1932)
* '' Paprika'' (193 ...
as Madame Galupin
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1933 films
1933 comedy films
French comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Léo Joannon
Remakes of French films
Sound film remakes of silent films
Films based on adaptations
Films based on French novels
French films based on plays
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
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