''Love and Luck'' (French: ''L'amour et la veine'') is a 1932 French

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Crisp p.394 It is the French-language version of the British film '' Money for Nothing'' also directed by Banks but with a different cast. Such

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s were common in the early years of

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before

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came to be used more widely. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was one of the first films to premiere at the

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cinema in

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which had been constructed by

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who also produced the film, and was a popular success.

Synopsis

Confusion arises about a

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who has the same name as a

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Cast

as Jeff Chester *

as Jeanne Bermont *

as Comtesse Sohoza *

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as Nina Delaporte *

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as Femme de chambre *

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as Audray *

Robert Ancelin Robert Ancelin (22 November 1898 - 25 January 1986) was a French actor and theater director. He was married with the soprano Fanély Revoil from 1937 to 1942 and directing manager of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1940 to 1949. Fi ...

as Jackson *

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as Jack Chester *

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as Maítre d'hôtel *

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as Durant * Gabriel Jacques as Tromboli * Simone Lencret as Claudine * Carjol as Bermont

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Smoodin, Eric. ''Paris in the Dark: Going to the Movies in the City of Light, 1930–1950''. Duke University Press, 2020.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Monty Banks French black-and-white films 1930s French films Remakes of British films {{1930s-France-film-stub fr:L'Amour et la Veine