A film--that had both French and US versions--about a middle-aged Frenchman (Menjou) who is happy with his life. He doesn't work too hard, has a nice young wife, and lives a life of ease. An American-raised son (Treville), who had lived with Menjou's divorced wife, shows up and wants to
make his father a rich man. The old man resists and eventually the kid adopts his father's life of leisure. The film was produced in France in 1930, shortly after Menjou parted ways with Paramount and moved to Paris. It went over much better with French audiences (in its native version) than it
did in the English-language version in which, for some unexplained reason, contrived Fren...
Released:
1930
Rated:
NR
Length:
63 mins