I Have an Idea | |
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Directed by | Roger Richebé |
Written by | Roger Richebé |
Based on | Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine |
Produced by | Roger Richebé |
Starring |
Raimu Simone Deguyse Félix Oudart |
Cinematography |
André Dantan Enzo Riccioni |
Production company | La Société Parisienne du Film Parlant |
Distributed by | Paris Cinéma Location |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
I Have an Idea (French: J'ai une idée) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Raimu, Simone Deguyse and Félix Oudart. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1922 West End farce Tons of Money by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine. [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
In order to avoid his creditors, a man pretends he is dead then poses as his long-lost cousin from Mexico to claim the inheritance. Things are complicated when two other cousins, one of them an imposter, attempt to launch their own claims for the money.