Rothchild (film)

Rothchild
Directed by	Marco de Gastyne
Written by	Paul Laffitte (novel) Jean Guitton E.R. Escalmel
Produced by	E.R. Escalmel
Starring	Harry Baur Fred Pasquali Paul Pauley
Cinematography	Gaston Brun Paul Parguel Marius Roger
Edited by	Jacques Tourneur
Music by	Guido Curto
Production company	Productions Escalmel
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	4 May 1934 (1934-05-04)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Rothchild is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Marco de Gastyne and starring Harry Baur, Fred Pasquali and Paul Pauley.[1] It was remade as a 1935 British film The Guv'nor starring George Arliss.[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Synopsis

Rothchild, a tramp, is assumed by a number of people to be a member of the famous banking family because of his surname.

Cast

• Harry Baur as Rothchild
• Fred Pasquali as Flip
• Claudie Clèves as Madeleine
• Paul Pauley as Barsac
• Christian Casadesus as Marcel
• Germaine Michel as Mademoiselle Fallot
• Germaine Auger as Gaby Barsac
• Philippe Hériat as Diégo
• Georges Paulais as Marty
• Pierre Piérade as Fil de Fer
• Jean d'Yd as Le professeur

References

1. Fujiwara p.22
2. Cook p.189

Bibliography

• Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
• Fujiwara, Chris. Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall. McFarland, 1998.

External links

• Rothchild at IMDb