The Billionaire Tramp (French: Le clochard milliardaire) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Léopold Gomez and Hervé Bromberger and starring Henri Guisol, Jacqueline Gauthier and Raymond Pellegrin.[1] [2] [3]The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.
| The Billionaire Tramp | |
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| Directed by | Léopold Gomez Hervé Bromberger |
| Written by | Léopold Gomez |
| Produced by | Léopold Gomez |
| Starring | Henri Guisol Jacqueline Gauthier Raymond Pellegrin |
| Cinematography | Charles Bauer |
| Edited by | Madeleine Bagiau |
| Music by | Georges Derveaux |
Production company | Adria Films |
| Distributed by | Astoria Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editAn idle young man suddenly discovers that he has inherited a huge fortune from an eccentric uncle. However, the condition of the inheritance is that he spend some time living as a tramp. Initially accepting the condition simply to get his hands on the money, he soon finds it a rewarding experience in itself.
Cast
edit- Henri Guisol as Olivier Cabrol
- Jacqueline Gauthier as La comtesse Olga Romano
- Raymond Pellegrin as Henri Laplanche
- Raymond Souplex as Sosthène
- Claire Olivier as Madame Laplanche
- René Génin as Le vieux clochard
- Lucas Gridoux as Perruchot
- Christiane Barry as Colette
- Liane Marlene as Suzanne
- Max Révol as Narcisse
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Marie
- Louis Bugette as Le bouquiniste
- André Chanu as Le couturier
- Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire de police
- Philippe Grey as Un ami d'Olivier
- Fabia Gringor as La chanteuse
- Philippe Hersent as Le commissaire de quartier
- Bernard Hubrenne as Un ami d'Olivier
- Robert Le Fort as Eusèbe
- Raymond Loyer as Maurice
- Doris Marnier as La jeune fille
- André Numès Fils as Le médecin
- Raymond Pélissier as Un inspecteur de police
- Philippe Richard as L'industriel
References
edit- ^ Rège p.454
- ^ Krawc p.55
- ^ https://en.unifrance.org/movie/4984/le-clochard-milliardaire
Bibliography
edit- Krawc, Alfred. International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: France (from the beginnings to 1980). Saur, 1983.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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