I Have an Idea

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I Have an Idea
File:I Have an Idea.jpg
Directed by Roger Richebé
Produced by Roger Richebé
Written by Roger Richebé
Based on Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine
Starring Raimu
Simone Deguyse
Félix Oudart
Cinematography André Dantan
Enzo Riccioni
Production
company
La Société Parisienne du Film Parlant
Distributed by Paris Cinéma Location
Release dates
13 December 1934
Running time
100 minutes
Country France
Language French

I Have an Idea (French: J'ai une idée) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Raimu, Simone Deguyse and Félix Oudart.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1922 West End farce Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.

Synopsis

In order to avoid his creditors, a man pretends he is dead then poses as his long-lost cousin from Mexico to claim the inheritance. Things are complicated when two other cousins, one of them an imposter, attempt to launch their own claims for the money.

Cast

References

  1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.361
  2. Goble p.149

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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