The Two Schemers

1938 film
  • 24 February 1938 (1938-02-24)
Running time
92 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Two Schemers (French: Les deux combinards) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Jacques Houssin and starring Georges Milton, Jules Berry and Josseline Gaël.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

A shady businessman hires another much poorer man to pretend to be him in order to fulfil his military service as a reservist. A series of misunderstandings eventually lead to the speculator losing all his money while the other becomes a millionaire.

Cast

  • Georges Milton as André Michaud
  • Jules Berry as Jacques Barisart
  • Josseline Gaël as Lucette
  • Fernand Charpin as Le capitane Lambesc
  • Louis Baron fils as Le président du tribunal
  • Mady Berry as La marchande d'oeufs
  • Jean Témerson as Ernest - le larbin
  • Génia Vaury as Mme Barisart
  • Paul Velsa as L'avocat
  • Yolande Guibert as Mado
  • Henri Marchand as Cormoz
  • Pierre-Louis as Un soldat
  • Titys as Le témoin
  • Georges Bever
  • Jean Brochard
  • Hugues de Bagratide
  • Irène Jeanning
  • Rosita Montenegro
  • Claude Roy
  • Jean Tissier

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.208
  2. ^ Rège p.509

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • The Two Schemers at IMDb
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