Rothchild (film)

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

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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.

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

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