Chacun sa chance (1930)

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Country: France, Germany
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1930-12-19
Director: René Pujol , Hans Steinhoff
Writers: Richard Arvay , Bruno Hardt-Warden , René Pujol , Charlie Roellinghoff
Language: French
Stars: Renée Héribel , André Urban , Gaby Basset , Jean Gabin , Odette Josylla , Jean Sablon , Germaine Laborde , Christiane Tourneur , Hubert Daix , Raymond Cordy
Runtime: 76 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Chacun sa chance , Mia nyhta, mia eftyhia (Greece) , Everyone Has Their Chance (United States of America) , Jedem seine Chance (Germany) , Chacun sa chance (France, French Republic) , Każdemu jego szansę (Poland)
Plot: It was the beginning of the talkies.For many a director,the talkies meant canning plays.This movie is a blatant example: the cast and credits are spoken,ten years before "Citizen Kane" !The actors (feat Jean Gabin) come from behind the curtains and the director (?) introduces them to the audience two by two.Mistakes and misunderstandings involving nobles (counts,barons,and the whole shebang)and proletarians (Will you be selling ice cream bars all your life?)in theaters ,chic restaurants and luxury flats.As it is also a musical,there are numerous songs which are not what you call "infectious" .Gabin sings but nothing as lovely as "Au Bord De L'Eau" in Duvivier's "La Belle Equipe"
IMDB:tt0020751