50 Million Frenchmen
Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. It was photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was produced and released by Warner Brothers, and was based on Cole Porter's 1929 Broadway musical Fifty Million Frenchmen.
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Joseph Jackson Eddie Welch Al Boasberg |
| Based on | 1929 Musical play: Cole Porter Herbert Fields |
| Starring | John Halliday Claudia Dell William Gaxton Helen Broderick Ole Olsen Chic Johnson |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | Robert O. Crandall |
| Music by | Cole Porter |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $484,000 |
| Box office | $430,000 |
The film was originally intended to be released, in the United States, late in 1930, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. Despite waiting a number of months, the public proved obstinate and the Warner Bros. reluctantly released the film in February 1931 after removing all the music. The film was released outside the United States as a full musical comedy in 1931.
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