Double or Quits | |
Director: | Robert Vernay |
Producer: | Michel Lézé |
Starring: | Zappy Max Suzanne Dehelly Danielle Godet |
Editing: | Hélène Basté |
Studio: | Olympic Films |
Distributor: | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Runtime: | 83 minutes |
Country: | France |
Double or Quit (French: Quitte ou double) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Zappy Max, Suzanne Dehelly and Danielle Godet.[1] It was shot at the Epinay Studios outside Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Along with Zappy Pax, it features several performers who had become famous on the Radio Circus show on Radio Luxembourg.
Charlotte, a mature librarian from Bourganeuf in Limousin, is a great admirer of Zappy Max, the host of a popular radio show. She sends him letters, but to impresses him, she also sends him the picture of an attractive young woman, Marie. When Zappy arrives in the city as part of his national tour, Charlotte persuades Marie to take her place in a meeting, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Charlotte enters as a contestant in the radio show's double or quit game and wins money.