The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | |
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Directed by | Stephen Roberts |
Produced by |
Darryl F. Zanuck Nunnally Johnson |
Written by | Nunnally Johnson Howard Smith Play: Ilya Surguchev Frederick Albert Swan |
Starring |
Ronald Colman Joan Bennett Colin Clive |
Music by |
Oliver Bradley Oscar Bradley |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date
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November 14, 1935 |
Running time
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71 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo is a 1935 American romantic comedy film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Stephen Roberts, and starred Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, and Colin Clive. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and Howard Smith, based on play by Ilya Surguchev and Frederick Albert Swan. The film was inspired by the song of the same name, popularised by Charles Coborn.
After World War I, in Monte Carlo a girl lures back the Russian one-time aristocrat who broke the bank, and makes him poor; however, she falls in love with him and follows him.