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1932 film
A Dog That Pays Off
Directed byJean Choux
Written byJean Choux
Based on A Dog That Pays Off by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont
StarringRené Lefèvre
Arletty
Christiane Dor
CinematographyRobert Batton
Music byAdolphe Borchard
Production
companies
Cinéas
Superfilm
Vox
Release date
  • 1 January 1932 (1932-01-01)
Running time87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

A Dog That Pays Off (French: Un chien qui rapporte) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Jean Choux and starring René Lefèvre, Arletty and Christiane Dor. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert-Jules Garnier and Marcel Magniez. Location shooting took place around Paris including in the Bois de Boulogne and around Pont de Grenelle.

Synopsis

Josyane Plaisir, a singer short of money, joins the scheme of a dog owner who suggests that she should borrow his dog to ensnare rich men in a scheme. However René, the man she does meet through the plan, is himself very poor.

Cast

References

  1. O’Brien p.90
  2. Rège p.799
  3. "Un chien qui rapporte de Jean Choux (1931) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

  • O'Brien, Charles. Cinema's Conversion to Sound: Technology and Film Style in France and the U.S.. Indiana University Press, 2005.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

Films directed by Jean Choux
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