Quand te tues-tu? (1953)
Directed by Émile Couzinet
Comedy / Drama
Quand te tues-tu? (1953)
Film Synopsis
After losing his fortune, the Viscount Xavier du Venoux finds he can bear his solitary existence no longer, so he makes up his mind to put an end to his days. This turns out to be a remarkable stroke of good fortune for a supposed friend of his, a young loafer who stands to inherit a massive fortune on condition that he marries a widow. To respect the terms of the will that will make him a rich man, he persuades the unhappy Viscount to marry his girlfriend, Gaby. Xavier can then kill himself, in the full knowledge that he has brought wealth and happiness to the most shallow and egoistical of young men. Unfortunately, the scheme does not go as planned. Once he has married, the Viscount suddenly regains his zest for living and decides he cannot go through with the agreed suicide. All turns out for the best, in the end...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Émile Couzinet
- Script: André Dahl, Émile Couzinet (dialogue)
- Cinematographer: Pierre Dolley
- Music: Vincent Scotto
- Cast: Carmen Amaya (Herself), Léonce Corne (Le notaire), Frédéric Duvallès (Gripasou), Jeanne Fusier-Gir (Virginie), René Génin (Le maire), Marcel Roche (Duradin), Arlette Sauvage (Gaby), Daniel Sorano (Midol), Jean Tissier (Vicomte Xavier du Venoux), Marcel Vallée (Petavey), Gaby Bruyère, Georges Coulonges, Maurice Lambert
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 85 min
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