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Count Obligado

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Count Obligado
Directed byLéon Mathot
Written byAndré Barde (operetta)
René Pujol
Produced byAlexandre Salkind
StarringGeorges Milton
Germaine Aussey
Edith Méra
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Paul Portier
Edited byLéonide Moguy
Music byRaoul Moretti
Production
company
Eureka Films
Distributed byCinélux
Release date
  • 1 February 1935 (1935-02-01)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Count Obligado (French: Le comte Obligado) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Georges Milton, Germaine Aussey and Edith Méra.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is an adaptation of the 1927 operetta of the same title by André Barde and Raoul Moretti.

Synopsis

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Antoine, who works as an Elevator attendant in a major fashion house, inherits thirty thousand francs from a relative. He decides to live in grand style for three days and moves into a luxury hotel. Under the name of Count Obligado, he moves amongst the upper-classes of Paris including the owner of the fashion house who sees him as a wealthy potential investor. As the three days are up, Antoine is exposed for what he really is and dismissed. However, he has the last laugh as he wins the lottery and is able to acquire the business.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.606
  2. ^ Crisp p.401

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • 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.
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