The New Rich (1938)
1h 29m
Running Time
June 15, 1938Release Date
Plot.
The workers Legendre and Martinet have won a large sum in the national lottery. Instead of squandering it, they had the good idea to invest it in industry. Happy in business, they soon find themselves at the head of a fortune. But their characters are very different. Legendre, who is brave and honest, narrowly escapes the malevolence of a couple of harlots. Martinet, his former work companion, has become a crooked and formidable financier. Both will face each other in court, the honesty of the first finally triumphing over the greed of the second.
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Cast & Crew.
Raimu
Legendre
Michel Simon
Martinet
Betty Stockfeld
Betty
Fernand Fabre
Fronsac
René Bergeron
Chevalier
André Berthomieu
Director
Roger Ferdinand
Writer
Charles-Félix Tavano
Writer
Jean Joffre
Ancelier
Charles d'Abadie
Writer
Henri Calef
Assistant Director
Robert Cesse
Novel
Albert Broquin
Léon Arvel
Katia Lova
Poussard
Details.
Release DateJune 15, 1938
Original NameLes Nouveaux Riches
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
Wiki.
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.