600,000 Francs a Month (1933 film)

600,000 Francs a Month
600,000 Francs a Month
Directed by	Léo Joannon
Written by	Jean Drault (novel); Albert Jean (play) ; André Mouëzy-Éon (play) ; René Pujol
Produced by	Bernard Natan
Starring	Germaine Michel ; Georges Biscot ; Jean Aymé
Cinematography	Nikolai Toporkoff
Music by	Jane Bos
Production; company	Norma Film
Distributed by	Pathé-Natan
Release date	1 September 1933;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Last updated November 08, 2025

600,000 Francs a Month (French : 600 000 francs par mois) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Germaine Michel, Georges Biscot and Jean Aymé.^[1] It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.^[2]

Synopsis

A wealthy American bets a French railway worker that he cannot spend 600,000 francs a month. All the Frenchman's attempts to win the bet are thwarted but his daughter ends up falling in love with and marrying the American.

Cast

Jean Aymé [ fr ] as Colchester
Georges Biscot as Galupin
Suzette Comte as Anna
Louis Florencie as Bique
Pierre de Guingand as John Durand
Jacques Luce as Bernard
Maximilienne as Madame Brochet
Germaine Michel as Madame Galupin

References

↑ Jeux d'auteurs, mots d'acteurs: scénaristes et dialoguistes du cinéma français, 1930-1945 : actes des colloques SACD, 1992-1993. Institut Lumière, 1994. p.119
↑ Goble p.135

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

600,000 Francs a Month at IMDb

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[1] Jeux d'auteurs, mots d'acteurs: scénaristes et dialoguistes du cinéma français, 1930-1945 : actes des colloques SACD, 1992-1993. Institut Lumière, 1994. p.119

[2] Goble p.135

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