Make a Living (film)

Make a Living
Directed by	André Berthomieu
Written by	Pierre Maudru René Pujol Albert Willemetz
Produced by	Jacques Haïk
Starring	Victor Boucher Dolly Davis André Dubosc
Cinematography	Jules Kruger Robert Lefebvre
Music by	Henri Verdun
Production company	Les Établissements Jacques Haïk
Release date	9 October 1931 (1931-10-09)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Make a Living (French: Gagne ta vie) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Victor Boucher, Dolly Davis and André Dubosc.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

A party-loving wastrel is cut off financially by his father, and suddenly has to earn his own living. He falls in love with a beautiful woman, and by a stroke of luck becomes wealthy.

Cast

• Victor Boucher as Jacques Laumière
• Dolly Davis as Paulette Martin
• André Dubosc as Monsieur Laumière
• Florelle as Dans son propre rôle / Self
• Robert Goupil as Philippe
• Louis Florencie as Monsieur Martin
• Fred Marche as Aldebert Gajac
• Paulette Duvernet
• Jean Sinoël
• Nathalie de Sol
• Pierre Labry
• René Bergeron
• Raymond Blot
• Albert Broquin
• Georges Deneubourg
• Gabrielle Fontan
• Jean Heuzé
• Jane Loury
• Stéphane Pizella
• Robert Tourneur
• Jean Valmont

References

1. Rège p.93
2. Crisp p.391

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Make a Living at IMDb