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Mercadet (1936)

Mercadet poster
Original title
Le faiseur
Directed by
André Hugon
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man schemes to fix his money troubles with clever tricks and tall tales. He spins stories to keep his creditors at bay while trying to arrange a wealthy marriage for his daughter.

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What happens

Mercadet or Le faiseur is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Paul Pauley, Janine Borelli and Philippe Janvier. It was based on an 1848 play by Honoré de Balzac. It is also known by the alternative title Le Faiseur. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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