Volpone

Volpone

94 mins | Comedy | May 10, 1941

Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.

Volpone

94 mins | Comedy | May 10, 1941

Volpone
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Ile de France Films
Original title Volpone
Directors Jacques de Baroncelli, Maurice Tourneur
Writers Jules Romains, Ben Jonson, Stefan Zweig

Cast

Harry Baur

as Volpone

Louis Jouvet

as Mosca

Charles Dullin

as Corbaccio

Fernand Ledoux

as Corvino

Marion Dorian

as Canina

Alexandre Rignault

as Le capitaine Leone Corbaccio

Jean Témerson

as Voltore (as Témerson)

Jacqueline Delubac

as Colomba Corvino

Louis Frémont

as Le juge

Robert Seller

as Le chef des sbires

Jean Lambert

as Le chanteur

Pierre Gianotti

as Le donneur de sérénade

Colette Régis

as La marquise

Alfred Baillou

as Un mendiant

Roger Blin

as Un vénitien

Henry Farty

as Un vénitien

Édouard Francomme

as Un vénitien

Rodolphe Marcilly

as Un vénitien

Marcel Melrac

as Un soldat

Pierre Moreno

as Le greffier

Pierre Sabbagh

as Un vénitien