Le Faiseur (1936)
Directed by André Hugon

Comedy
aka: Mercadet

Film Synopsis

As he faces financial ruin, a busineness man named Mercadet struggles to hold his creditors at bay.  To buy him time, he invents a fictitious associate, Godeau, who is due to return at any moment with a fortune acquired in the Indes.  Whilst waiting for Godeau, Mercadet has the bright idea of marrying his daughter to the wealthy Monsieur de la Brive...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Hugon
  • Script: Wolfgand Drews, Lassaily, Honoré de Balzac (play)
  • Cinematographer: Marc Bujard
  • Cast: Paul Pauley (Monsieur Mercadet), Janine Borelli (Miss Julie Mercadet), Philippe Janvier (La Brive), Alexandre Mihalesco (Violette), Elmire Vautier (Madame Mercadet), Armand Larcher (Adolphe Minard), Jean Toulout (Berchut), Georges Bever, Jean Diéner, Albert Gercourt, Irène Jeanning, Jean Kolb, Germaine Michel, Emile Seylis
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 66 min
  • Aka: Mercadet

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