Synopsis
Depression-era, in the French bourgeoisie. The trials and tribulations of a young and impoverished theatrical troupe. Recently fired by their temperamental leading lady, the actors defiantly draw up plans to put on a show themselves. To raise the necessary funds and obtain props, costumes, electrical supplies and the like, the girls in the troupe adopt the tactics of Warner Bros. golddiggers, targeting a number of middle-class businessmen and shopkeepers as their pigeons. As a result, the film's "Big show" finale isn't nearly as entertaining as the various methods adopted to get that show on stage.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (17)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Nero-Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Paramount+ / Paramount Pictures (France)
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Seymour Nebenzal
- Screenwriters : Max Kolpé, Curt Siodmak, Frederick Kohner
- Dialogue Writer : Jacques Constant
- Directors of Photography : Eugen Schufftan, Maurice Forster
- Music Composers : Jean Lenoir, Franz Waxman
- Sound Recordist : William Wilmarth
- Production Designer : René Renoux
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Performance, Theater
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1934
- French release : 04/10/1934
- Runtime : 1 h 14 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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