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The New Rich

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The New Rich
Directed byAndré Berthomieu
Written byCharles-Félix Tavano
Roger Ferdinand
Based onThe New Rich by Charles Albert Abadie and Raymond de Cesse
Produced byFernand Weill
StarringRaimu
Michel Simon
Betty Stockfeld
CinematographyGeorges Benoît
Edited byHenri Taverna
Music byMarceau Van Hoorebecke
Production
company
Grands Films Artistiques
Distributed byLes Films Dispa
Release date
  • 15 June 1938 (1938-06-15)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The New Rich (French: Les Nouveaux Riches) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Betty Stockfeld.[1] [2] [3] It is based on a 1917 stage farce of the same title by Charles Albert Abadie and Raymond de Cesse. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Colombier and Eugène Lourié.

Synopsis

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Legendre and Martinet are former workers who have become successful business leaders after winning the lottery. Martinet manages to gain control of their former factory in revenge against their employer, while Legendre is targeted by a chancer who wants him to fund a film starring his girlfriend the attractive Betty. When Legendre discovers that Martinet has mismanaged the factory, he launches a takeover bid and replaces him with his son Georges.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.365
  2. ^ Goble p.113
  3. ^ Rège p.164

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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