One Hundred Francs Per Second (1953)
1h 28m
Running Time
January 9, 1953Release Date
One Hundred Francs Per Second (1953)
1h 28m
Running Time
January 9, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.
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Cast & Crew.
Henri Génès
Fernand
Geneviève Kervine
Jacqueline Bourdinet
Bourvil
Self
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe
Jeannette Batti
Louloute
Fred Pasquali
Mr Bourdinet
Jean-Jacques Vital
L'animateur
Jean Boyer
Director
Gaston Orbal
Le secrétaire de M. Bourdinet
Pierre Bellemare
Writer
Jacques Eyser
Le Fakir Kirmah
Serge Veber
Writer
Henri Betti
Composer
Mons. Champagne
Self
André Gillois
Self
Charles Suin
Cinematographer
Charles Rigoulot
Self
Ray Ventura
Self
Nicolas Amato
Le directeur du théâtre (uncredited)
Luc Andrieux
Le mauvais garçon (uncredited)
Jack Ary
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Jackie Blanchot
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Alain Bouvette
Le correspondant extérieur de l'émission (uncredited)
André Carnège
Un actionnaire (uncredited)
Marcel Charvey
Le mécanicien (uncredited)
André Dalibert
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Hubert de Lapparent
Le spectateur qui change de place (uncredited)
Monique Defrançois
La cliente du fakir (uncredited)
Germaine Delbat
Mlle Marthe, la secrétaire de M. Bourdinet (uncredited)
Jacques Deray
L'autre mauvais garçon (uncredited)
Giani Esposito
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
André Fuma
Le jeune marié concurrent (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Le camelot (uncredited)
Sylvain Lévignac
Un spectateur (uncredited)
Marcel Loche
Un Gardien des établissements Bourdinet (uncredited)
Robert Lombard
Roland (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Émile Morel
Un actionnaire (uncredited)
Jacques Morlaine
(uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 9, 1953
Original NameCent francs par seconde
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Genres
Wiki.
A Hundred Francs a Second (French: Cent francs par seconde) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Henri Génès, Philippe Lemaire and Jeannette Batti. It is a spin-off from the French radio game show of the same name.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani.