''Everybody Wins'' (French: ''Chacun sa chance'') is a 1930 French-German

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directed by

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and

Hans Steinhoff Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he made in the Nazi era. Life and career Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a stag ...

and starring Renée Héribel,

Gaby Basset Gaby Basset (29 March 1902 Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Saône-et-Loire, France – 7 October 2001 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) was a French film actress.Goble p.37 Selected filmography * '' Everybody Wins'' (1930) - Simone * ''Le poign ...

and

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), ''La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ( ...

.Harriss p.195 It was made as a co-production between France and Germany, with a separate German-language version ''

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'' also being shot using a different cast. It was shot at

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A shop salesman is mistaken for a

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, which in turns leads him to be more attractive to the woman he is in love with.

Cast

* Renée Héribel as La Baronne de Monteuil *

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as Le Baron de Monteuil *

as Simone *

as Marcel Grivot *

Odette Josylla Odette may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Odette'' (play), an 1881 play by Victorien Sardou ** ''Odette'' (1916 film), an Italian silent drama film based on the Sardou play ** ''Odette'' (1928 film), a German silent drama film based on t ...

as Colette *

Jean Sablon Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – Cannes 24 February 1994) was a French singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was one of the first French singers to immerse himself in jazz. The man behind several songs by big French and Amer ...

as Jean d'Arthaud *

Hubert Daix Hubert Daix (1889–1960) was a Belgian film actor.Goble p.355 Selected filmography * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) * ''The Maelstrom of Paris'' (1928) * '' The Ladies in ...

as Directeur de magasin *

Raymond Cordy Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de billa ...

as Le pochard *

Germaine Laborde Germaine may refer to: Given name *Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker, painter, and drawer *Germaine Cousin (1579-1601), French saint *Germaine Greer (born 1939), feminist writer and academic *Germaine Koh (born 1967), Malaysian-born ...

Hélène Christiane Helene or Hélène may refer to: People *Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name * Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (Am ...

* Josyane *

Jane Pierson Jane Pierson was a French film actress.Goble p.130 She appeared in fifty five films between 1924 and 1952. Selected filmography * ''The Imaginary Voyage'' (1926) * '' Captain Rascasse'' (1927) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) ...

Christiane Tourneur Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin).. A short form is Chris. Alte ...

References

Bibliography

* Harriss, Joseph. ''Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France''. McFarland, 2018.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 comedy films French comedy films German comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by René Pujol Films directed by Hans Steinhoff Films of the Weimar Republic Pathé films Films shot at Joinville Studios 1930s French films 1930s German films {{1930s-France-film-stub