The Two Schemers

The Two Schemers
Directed by	Jacques Houssin
Written by	Pierre Maudru Paul Schiller
Produced by	Georges Milton Louis Gondry
Starring	Georges Milton Jules Berry Josseline Gaël
Cinematography	Fred Langenfeld
Music by	André Hornez Casimir Oberfeld
Production company	Les Productions Parisiennes
Distributed by	Les Films Georges Muller
Release date	24 February 1938 (1938-02-24)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Two Schemers (French: Les deux combinards) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Jacques Houssin and starring Georges Milton, Jules Berry and Josseline Gaël. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

A shady businessman hires another much poorer man to pretend to be him in order to fulfil his military service as a reservist. A series of misunderstandings eventually lead to the speculator losing all his money while the other becomes a millionaire.

Cast

• Georges Milton as André Michaud
• Jules Berry as Jacques Barisart
• Josseline Gaël as Lucette
• Fernand Charpin as Le capitane Lambesc
• Louis Baron fils as Le président du tribunal
• Mady Berry as La marchande d'oeufs
• Jean Témerson as Ernest - le larbin
• Génia Vaury as Mme Barisart
• Paul Velsa as L'avocat
• Yolande Guibert as Mado
• Henri Marchand as Cormoz
• Pierre-Louis as Un soldat
• Titys as Le témoin
• Georges Bever
• Jean Brochard
• Hugues de Bagratide
• Irène Jeanning
• Rosita Montenegro
• Claude Roy
• Jean Tissier

References

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Two Schemers at IMDb

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