Double or Quits (1953 film)

Double or Quits
File:Double or Quits (1953 film).jpg
Directed by	Robert Vernay
Written by	René Wheeler
Produced by	Michel Lézé
Starring	Zappy Max Suzanne Dehelly Danielle Godet
Cinematography	Victor Arménise
Edited by	Hélène Basté
Music by	Norbert Glanzberg
Production company	Olympic Films
Distributed by	Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date	6 February 1953
Running time	83 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Double or Quits (French: Quitte ou double) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Zappy Max, Suzanne Dehelly and Danielle Godet. 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 huge fan of Zappy Max, the host of a popular radio show. She sends him letters but to impresses him also sends him the picture of an attractive younger 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 of quits game and wins money.

Cast

• Zappy Max as Zappy Max
• Suzanne Dehelly as Charlotte Nodier
• Danielle Godet as Marie Chassagne
• Jean Tissier as Joly
• René Blancard as Maîtee Albert Chassagne
• Roland Armontel as Chassagne - le père de Marie
• Paul Azaïs as Tonio
• Line Renaud as La chanteuse
• Georgette Anys as Une spectatrice
• France Asselin as La jeune mère de l'enfant malade
• Gaby Basset as Une voisine
• Léon Berton as Le concierge de la mairie
• Thomy Bourdelle as Le chef monteur
• Jean Clarieux as Le chauffeur
• Max Dalban as Le cafetier
• Marcelle Féry as La femme du barbu
• Fernand Gilbert as Un spectateur
• Gérard Lucas as Henri
• René Marc as Un employé de Radio-Luxembourg
• Jacques Marin as Lucien
• Marie Navarre as La servante
• Jean-Marie Serreau as Panard
• Solange Sicard as La paysanne

Bibliography

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

External links

• Double or Quits at IMDb