''Count Obligado'' (French: ''Le comte Obligado'') is a 1935 French

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directed by

Léon Mathot Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 19 ...

and starring

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Germaine Aussey Germaine Aussey (born Germaine Adrienne Agassiz, December 18, 1909 in Paris – March 15, 1979 in Geneva) was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and ...

and

Edith Méra Edith Méra (1905–1935) was an Austrian actress known for her roles in French films.Soister p.225 Selected filmography * ''A Star Disappears'' (1932) * '' Miche'' (1932) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1932) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * ''The Prem ...

.Crisp p.401 The film's sets were designed by the

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Pierre Schild. It is an adaptation of the 1927 operetta of the same title by

André Barde André Barde was the pseudonym of André Bourdonneau (July 1874, Meudon – October 1945, Paris), a French writer best known for his libretti for operettas. He was active from 1899-1936. He frequently collaborated with Charles Cuvillier Char ...

and

Raoul Moretti Raoul Moretti (1893–1954) was a French composer of film scores.Lamb p.198 Specialising in light music, he also wrote operettas. Selected filmography * ''King of the Hotel'' (1932) * ''If You Wish It'' (1932) * ''Suburban Melody'' (1933) * ''Sin ...

Synopsis

Antoine, who works as an

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attendant in a major fashion house, inherits thirty thousand francs from a relative. He decides to live in grand style for three days and moves into a luxury hotel. Under the name of

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Obligado, he moves amongst the upper-classes of Paris including the owner of the fashion house who sees him as a wealthy potential investor. As the three days are up, Antoine is exposed for what he really is and dismissed. However, he has the last laugh as he wins the

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and is able to acquire the business.

Cast

as Antoine *

as Xavière de Miranda *

Jean Aquistapace Jean Aquistapace (1882–1952) was a French actor and opera singer.Blakeway p.197 He appeared in around thirty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' Madame A ...

as Monsieur de Miranda *

Pierre Etchepare Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from H ...

as Monsieur d'Amandine *

as Martine de Poligny *

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as Mitaine * Lucien Callamand as Le barman *

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as Robert de Moutiers * Robert Seller as Monsieur de Poligny

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1935 films French comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by Léon Mathot Films set in Paris Films scored by Raoul Moretti {{1930s-France-film-stub