A Dog That Pays Off

A Dog That Pays Off
Directed by	Jean Choux
Written by	Jean Choux
Based on	A Dog That Pays Off by Marcel Gerbidon and Paul Armont
Starring	René Lefèvre Arletty Christiane Dor
Cinematography	Robert Batton
Music by	Adolphe Borchard
Production companies	Cinéas Superfilm Vox
Release date	1 January 1932 (1932-01-01)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.^[1][2][3] 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

1. O’Brien p.90
2. Rège p.799
3. "Un chien qui rapporte de Jean Choux (1931) - Unifrance".

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.

External links

• A Dog That Pays Off at IMDb