Baccara (1935)

A rich banker is actually a crook. His mistress, an alien, wants to become French and the only way is to marry a French, a man of straw .One of her friends ,a lawyer ,finds the man in a million:a gambler ,short of the readies. When the con man runs away, his lover is in big trouble and she ‘s arrested ,accused of being an accessory to theft, by attracting men in the banker’s desirable mansion. Her “husband” who has fallen in love with her comes to her rescue ,and when everybody turns his back on her, he forces the cowardly lawyer to defend her.

Baccara is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande and starring Marcelle Chantal, Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry, Marcel André, Paul Clerget, Léon Arvel, Emile Saulieu, Claude Marty, Jean Gobet, Pierre Piérade, Pierre Sarda, Michel Serrault. The film’s music was composed by Jean Lenoir. Baccara was released on December 20, 1935.

Directed by: Yves Mirande
Starring: Marcelle Chantal, Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry, Marcel André, Paul Clerget, Léon Arvel, Emile Saulieu, Claude Marty, Jean Gobet, Pierre Piérade, Pierre Sarda, Michel Serrault
Screenplay by: André Daven
Production Design by: Eugène Lourié
Cinematography by: Philippe Agostini, Michel Kelber, Louis Née
Film Editing by: Jean Aron, Léonide Moguy, Marcelle Saysset
Music by: Jean Lenoir
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: ACE
Release Date: December 20, 1935