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The New Rich (1938)

The New Rich poster
Original title
Les Nouveaux Riches
Directed by
André Berthomieu
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage farce about people who have recently come into money. It follows their comic mishaps as they navigate their new wealth.

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What happens

The New Rich (French: Les Nouveaux Riches) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Betty Stockfeld. It is based on a 1917 stage farce of the same title by Charles Albert Abadie and Raymond de Cesse. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques Colombier and Eugène Lourié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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