The Fortune (1931 film)

The Fortune
Directed by	Jean Hémard
Written by	Tristan Bernard
Produced by	Félix Mério
Starring	Alice Tissot Simone Deguyse Claude Dauphin
Cinematography	René Gaveau Jean Petit Georges Volnot
Music by	Pierre Alberty Marguerite Monnot Georges Sellers
Production company	Films Méric
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Fortune (French: La fortune) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Jean Hémard and starring Alice Tissot and Simone Deguyse and Claude Dauphin.[1] It was based on the story of the same title by Tristan Bernard.

Synopsis

A young man needs to raise money in order to marry his cousin. However his plan to use a "system" for winning at roulette proves a disaster and he loses anything. Now, she fixes her eyes on a wealthy magistrate.

Cast

• Jane Marny as Bérangère
• Alice Tissot as Mlle de Tavères
• Simone Deguyse as L'artiste de cinéma
• Claude Dauphin as Joannis
• Daniel Lecourtois as Badoureau / Studel
• Raymond Rognoni as M. Martelet
• Henri Poupon as Saturnin
• Armand Guy
• Maryanne
• Nitta-Jo as herself on stage
• Gil Roland

References

1. Crisp p.391

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

• The Fortune at IMDb