''600,000 Francs a Month'' () is a 1933 French

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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,

Georges Biscot Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. His birth name was Gaston Georges Bouzac. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944. He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and ...

and

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. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.Goble p.135

Synopsis

A wealthy American bets a French

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worker that he cannot spend 600,000

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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 *

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 * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Companion Wanted'' (1932) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932 ...

as Bique *

Pierre de Guingand Pierre de Guingand (June 6, 1885 - June 10, 1964) was a French stage and film actor. He portrayed Aramis in the 1921 version of ''The Three Musketeers'' and appeared in another silent swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' in 1925.Rainey p.70 Selecte ...

as John Durand * Jacques Luce as Bernard *

Maximilienne Maximilienne (1884-1978) was a French stage and film actress. She appeared frequently in films, generally in supporting roles. Later in her career she played the domineering comic foil to the comedian Fernand Raynaud. Selected filmography * '' T ...

as Madame Brochet * Germaine Michel as Madame Galupin

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 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 Films scored by Jane Bos Films based on works by André Mouëzy-Éon French-language comedy films {{1930s-France-film-stub