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The Last Billionaire
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Wikipedia article
'The Last Billionaire' (French: 'Le dernier milliardaire') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Ren Clair and starring Max Dearly, Marthe Mellot and Rene Saint-Cyr.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129104107/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31041 BFI.org] The film is based on a fictional small European kingdom which is on the verge of going broke.
It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Lucien Carr. It was the last film Clair made in France until 1947, as he moved to Britain and then the United States.
Cast
* Max Dearly as Banco
* Marthe Mellot as Queen of Casinario
* Rene Saint-Cyr as Princess Isabelle
* Sinol as Prime Minister
* Charles Redgie as Crown Prince Nicolas
* Marcel Carpentier as Detective Brown
* Paul Ollivier as Chamberlain
* Raymond Cordy as Valet
* Jos Noguero as Bandleader
* Raymond Aimos as Le mendiant
* Christian Argentin as Le ministre des finances
* Jean Aym as Un ministre
* Eddy Debray as Un ministre
References
Bibliography
* Dudley Andrew. 'Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film'. Princeton University Press, 1995.
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