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Monte Carlo (1925)

Monte Carlo poster
Directed by
Louis Mercanton
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
France
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in Monte Carlo and follows characters involved in a story about wealth and deception. It is based on a novel about people drawn to the famous casino town.

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What happens

Monte Carlo is a 1925 French silent drama film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Betty Balfour and Rachel Devirys. The film is based on the novel Prodigals of Monte Carlo by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The casting of Blackwell and Balfour in leading roles was intended to give the film appeal in the British market. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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