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Le Million (1931)
Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
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Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Music
Written By:René Clair
In Theaters:5/20/1931
Box Office:
Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Société des films sonores Tobis
Cast
René Clair
Director
René Lefèvre
Michel Bouflette
Annabella
Béatrice
Jean-Louis Allibert
Prosper
Paul Ollivier
Père La Tulipe
Vanda Gréville
Vanda
Constantin Siroesco
Ambrosio Sopranelli
Raymond Cordy
Le chauffeur de taxi
Odette Talazac
La cantatrice
Pedro Elviro
Le régisseur (as Pitouto)
Jane Pierson
L'épicière
André Michaud
Le boucher
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