Double or Quits
Directed byRobert Vernay
Written byRené Wheeler
Produced byMichel Lézé
StarringZappy Max
Suzanne Dehelly
Danielle Godet
CinematographyVictor Arménise
Edited byHélène Basté
Music byNorbert Glanzberg
Production
company
Olympic Films
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
6 February 1953
Running time
83 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Double or Quit (French: Quitte ou double) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Zappy Max, Suzanne Dehelly and Danielle Godet.[1] It was shot at the Epinay Studios outside Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Along with Zappy Pax, it features several performers who had become famous on the Radio Circus show on Radio Luxembourg.

Synopsis

Charlotte, a mature librarian from Bourganeuf in Limousin, is a great admirer of Zappy Max, the host of a popular radio show. She sends him letters, but to impresses him, she also sends him the picture of an attractive young woman, Marie. When Zappy arrives in the city as part of his national tour, Charlotte persuades Marie to take her place in a meeting, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Charlotte enters as a contestant in the radio show's double or quit game and wins money.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Rège p.999

Bibliography

  • Dyer, Richard & Vincendeau, Ginette. Popular European Cinema. Routledge, 2013.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


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