I Have an Idea
Appearance
I Have an Idea | |
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Directed by | Roger Richebé |
Written by | Roger Richebé |
Based on | Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine |
Produced by | Roger Richebé |
Starring | Raimu Simone Deguyse Félix Oudart |
Cinematography | André Dantan Enzo Riccioni |
Production company | La Société Parisienne du Film Parlant |
Distributed by | Paris Cinéma Location |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
I Have an Idea (French: J'ai une idée) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Raimu, Simone Deguyse and Félix Oudart.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1922 West End farce Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Synopsis
[edit]In order to avoid his creditors, a man pretends he is dead then poses as his long-lost cousin from Mexico to claim the inheritance. Things are complicated when two other cousins, one of them an imposter, attempt to launch their own claims for the money.
Cast
[edit]- Raimu as Aubrey
- Simone Deguyse as Louise
- Georges Morton as Chester
- Félix Oudart as Georges
- Henri Poupon as Henry
- Auguste Mouriès as Edouard
- Léon Nurbel as Gustave
- Christiane Delyne as Daisy
- Charlotte Clasis as La tante Dorothée
- Nane Germon as Norah
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.