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directed by

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and starring René Lefèvre,

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and Christiane Dor. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Marcel Magniez.

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took place around Paris including in the

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and around

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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

* René Lefèvre as René Brodart *

as Josyane Plaisir / Honorine Balut * Médy as Alfred Debarazet * Christiane Dor as Lucie *

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as Loulou Craquelin *

Paulette Dubost Paulette Dubost (8 October 1910 – 21 September 2011) was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera. She appeared in over 250 films and worked with directors such as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls ('' L ...

as Suzy * Rose Lorraine as Gaby * Véra Sherbane as Alicette Paradio * Laure Diana as La comtesse de Noyant-Maupré * Madeleine Guitty as Mme Gras, la concierge *

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as Homme qui attend la concierge

References

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

* 1932 films French comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Choux French black-and-white films 1930s French films French films based on plays Films shot in Paris Films set in Paris {{1930s-France-film-stub