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The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo poster
Directed by
Stephen Roberts
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wins a huge amount of money at a casino in Monte Carlo. A woman and her companion try to trick him out of his winnings.

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What happens

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 a play by Ilya Surgutchoff and Frederick Albert Swan. The film was inspired by the song of the same name popularised by Charles Coborn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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