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Georges Berr (play)
René Clair (writer)
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Release Date:
12 May 1931 (Germany) more
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An impoverished painter and his rival engage in a race across Paris to recover a jacket concealing a winning lottery ticket. full summary | add synopsis
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an excellent little movie more (15 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Annabella | ... | Béatrice | |
| René Lefèvre | ... | Michel Bouflette | |
| Jean-Louis Allibert | ... | Prosper (as Louis Allibert) | |
| Paul Ollivier | ... | Granpère Tulipe | |
| Constantin Siroesco | ... | Ambrosio Sopranelli | |
| Raymond Cordy | ... | Le chauffeur de taxi | |
| Vanda Gréville | ... | Vanda | |
| Odette Talazac | ... | La cantatrice | |
| Pedro Elviro | ... | Le régisseur (as Pitouto) | |
| Jane Pierson | ... | L'épicière | |
| André Michaud | ... | Le boucher | |
| Eugène Stuber | ... | Le policier | |
| Pierre Alcover | ... | Le policier | |
| Armand Bernard | ... | Le chef d'orchestre | |
| Gabrielle Rosny |
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The Million (International: English title)
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81 min
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Had this movie been made just a few years later, I would have knocked down the score a point or two because the sound quality was rather poor. At times, the movie appeared to be a silent film during the in-between-scenes (normal ambient sounds are missing). But, given it was 1931 and a French movie, this is quite forgivable. Especially since this also occurs in later French films--by which time the sound difficulties should have been worked out completely (such as in L'Atalante from 1934).
Okay, apart from some minor sound problems, this is a cute little film about a missing winning lottery ticket and a long list of people trying to get it. And, during the search there are lots of jaunty little songs that you can't help but like. A nice charming film all-in-all.