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50 Million Frenchmen

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
150
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50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
ComedyMusicalRomance
Independently-wealthy American Jack Forbes has just arrived in Paris. Because of his wealth he can have any woman on his arm. Currently that role is filled by Marcelle Dubrey, but he ditches... Read allIndependently-wealthy American Jack Forbes has just arrived in Paris. Because of his wealth he can have any woman on his arm. Currently that role is filled by Marcelle Dubrey, but he ditches her when he spots the woman of his dreams. When Jack tells his equally-wealthy friend Mic... Read allIndependently-wealthy American Jack Forbes has just arrived in Paris. Because of his wealth he can have any woman on his arm. Currently that role is filled by Marcelle Dubrey, but he ditches her when he spots the woman of his dreams. When Jack tells his equally-wealthy friend Michael Cummins that he will marry that mystery woman, Upon learning that that woman is Lu Lu... Read all
IMDb RATING
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150
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    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Herbert Fields(based on the play by)
    • E. Ray Goetz(based on the play by)
    • Cole Porter(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Ole Olsen
    • Chic Johnson
    • William Gaxton
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Herbert Fields(based on the play by)
    • E. Ray Goetz(based on the play by)
    • Cole Porter(based on the play by)
  • Stars
    • Ole Olsen
    • Chic Johnson
    • William Gaxton
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    • 6User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Ole Olsen
    Ole Olsen
    • Simon Johanssen
    • (as Olsen)
    Chic Johnson
    Chic Johnson
    • Peter Swanson
    • (as Johnson)
    William Gaxton
    William Gaxton
    • Jack Forbes
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Violet
    John Halliday
    John Halliday
    • Michael Cummins
    Claudia Dell
    Claudia Dell
    • Lu Lu Carroll
    Lester Crawford
    • Billy Baxter
    Evalyn Knapp
    Evalyn Knapp
    • Miss Wheeler-Smith
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Pernasse - Hotel Manager
    Carmelita Geraghty
    Carmelita Geraghty
    • Marcelle Dubrey
    Vera Gordon
    Vera Gordon
    • Jewish Tourist's Wife
    Nat Carr
    Nat Carr
    • Jewish Tourist
    Daisy Belmore
    Daisy Belmore
    • Lu Lu's Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Diane Brent
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Jealous Husband
    • (uncredited)
    Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    • Effete Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Fox
    Harry Fox
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Orizon - Magician
    • (uncredited)
      • Lloyd Bacon
    • Writers
      • Herbert Fields(based on the play by)
      • E. Ray Goetz(based on the play by)
      • Cole Porter(based on the play by)
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    • Trivia
      This was originally a Cole Porter musical, but the songs were omitted from the film because box-office receipts for musical films at that time were down.
    • Quotes

      Jewish Tourist's Wife: Mister, will you kindly tell us where is the house of Victor Hugo?

      Jack Forbes: Victor Hugo, the man who wrote the movie "The Man Who Laughs"?

      Jewish Tourist: Yes.

      Jack Forbes: I never heard of him.

    • Connections
      References The Man Who Laughs (1928)
    • Soundtracks
      You Do Something to Me
      (1929) (uncredited)

      Written by Cole Porter

      Played often in the score

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    4/10
    Sometimes funny, sometimes painful
    Hardcore fans of Olsen and Johnson and/or Bela Lugosi will need no persuading, but others may find Fifty Million Frenchmen a pretty heavy slog. It's one of those early talkies where the actors hadn't quite figured out how to adjust their body language or their vocal intonations to suit the new medium, and it's at times awkwardly paced and badly shot. Nonetheless there are some inspired moments of Olson and Johnson lunacy, especially when the boys disguise themselves as the assistants of a stage magician and end up on stage performing a deadly sword trick. The romantic subplots are unnecessary and uninteresting and Johnson's maniacal laughter soon gets irksome.
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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1931 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 14 minutes

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