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

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
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Directed by	Stephen Roberts
Written by	Nunnally Johnson Howard Smith Play: Ilya Surguchev Frederick Albert Swan
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck Nunnally Johnson
Starring	Ronald Colman Joan Bennett Colin Clive
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Music by	Oliver Bradley Oscar Bradley
Production company	20th Century Pictures
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 14, 1935
Running time	71 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

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 play by Ilya Surguchev and Frederick Albert Swan. The film was inspired by the song of the same name, popularised by Charles Coborn.

Plot summary

After World War I, in Monte Carlo a girl lures back the Russian one-time aristocrat who broke the bank, and makes him poor; however, she falls in love with him and follows him.

Cast

• Ronald Colman as Paul Gaillard
• Joan Bennett as Helen Berkeley
• Colin Clive as Bertrand Berkeley
• Nigel Bruce as Ivan
• Frank Reicher as 2nd Assistant Director
• Lionel Pape as 3rd Assistant Director
• Ferdinand Gottschalk as Office Man
• Charles Fallon as Croupier
• Leonid Snegoff as Nick
• Montagu Love as Director

See also

• Charles Wells, the inspiration for the song "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
• Joseph Jagger, another winner sometimes mistaken for the song's inspiration
• Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Corp, a copyright case involving the film and the song

External links

• The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo at the TCM Movie Database
• The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo at IMDb
• The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo at AllMovie