''Rothchild'' is a 1934 French

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directed by

Marco de Gastyne Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French people, French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying pa ...

and starring

Harry Baur Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor, famous for his titular role in ''Beethoven's Great Love'' and as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (1934 film), the 1934 version of ''Les Misérables''. Life Initially a stage actor ...

Fred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...

and Paul Pauley. It was remade as a 1935 British film '' The Guv'nor'' starring

George Arliss George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he ...

.Cook p.189 The film's sets were designed by the

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Guy de Gastyne.

Synopsis

Rothchild, a

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, is assumed by a number of people to be a member of the famous banking family because of his surname.

Cast

as Rothchild *

as Flip * Claudie Clèves as Madeleine * Paul Pauley as Barsac *

Christian Casadesus Christian Casadesus, (26 December 1912 – 6 March 2014), was a French actor and theatre director who worked professionally in both movies and in theater. Career Casadesus was born in Paris on 26 December 1912. His father, Henri Casadesus, ...

as Marcel * Germaine Michel as Mademoiselle Fallot * Germaine Auger as Gaby Barsac * Philippe Hériat as Diégo * Georges Paulais as Marty *

Pierre Piérade Pierre Piérade (born Pierre Émile Gaston Adelgeist; 14 November 1884 – 1 August 1937) was a French comedian, music hall performer, and stage and film actor.Hardt p.242 Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) * ''American Love'' (1931) ...

as Fil de Fer *

Jean d'Yd Jean Paul Félix Didier Perret, who used the stage name Jean d'Yd, was a French actor and comedian who was born in Paris on 17 May 1880. He died in Vernon, Eure, France on 14 May 1964. Selected filmography *1923: ''La Dame de Monsoreau (film ...

as Le professeur

References

Bibliography

* Cook, Pam. ''Gainsborough Pictures''. Cassell, 1997. * Fujiwara, Chris. ''Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Marco de Gastyne Films set in Paris 1930s French films French-language comedy films {{1930s-France-film-stub