A Dog That Pays Off (French: Un chien qui rapporte) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Jean Choux and starring René Lefèvre, Arletty and Christiane Dor.O’Brien p.90Rège p.799 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert-Jules Garnier and Marcel Magniez. Location shooting took place around Paris including in the Bois de Boulogne and around Pont de Grenelle.
Synopsis Josyane Plaisir, a singer short of money, joins the scheme of a dog owner who suggests that she should borrow his dog to ensnare rich men in a scheme. However René, the man she does meet through the plan, is himself very poor.
Cast René Lefèvre as René Brodart Arletty as Josyane Plaisir / Honorine Balut Médy as Alfred Debarazet Christiane Dor as Lucie Hélène Hallier as Loulou Craquelin Paulette Dubost as Suzy Rose Lorraine as Gaby Véra Sherbane as Alicette Paradio Laure Diana as La comtesse de Noyant-Maupré Madeleine Guitty as Mme Gras, la concierge Jean Coquelin as Homme qui attend la concierge
References
Bibliography O'Brien, Charles. Cinema's Conversion to Sound: Technology and Film Style in France and the U.S.. Indiana University Press, 2005. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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