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A Dog That Pays Off

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A Dog That Pays Off
Directed byJean Choux
Written byJean Choux
Based on A Dog That Pays Off by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont
StarringRené Lefèvre
Arletty
Christiane Dor
CinematographyRobert Batton
Music byAdolphe Borchard
Production
companies
Cinéas
Superfilm
Vox
Release date
  • 1 January 1932 (1932-01-01)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

A Dog That Pays Off (French: Un chien qui rapporte) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Jean Choux and starring René Lefèvre, Arletty and Christiane Dor.[1][2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert-Jules Garnier and Marcel Magniez. Location shooting took place around Paris including in the Bois de Boulogne and around Pont de Grenelle.

Synopsis

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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

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References

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  1. ^ O’Brien p.90
  2. ^ Rège p.799
  3. ^ "Un chien qui rapporte de Jean Choux (1931) - Unifrance".

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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