Does It Pay To Be Honest? At forty he discovered hidden power. So he turned over a new leaf and became a crook! You'll love the scoundrel!
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.
Director: Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Writers: Ben Hecht, Benn W. Levy, Marcel Pagnol
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This is quite en engaging "worm that turned" style story that centres around the genial and honourable academic "Prof. Topaze" (John Barrymore). Refusing to enhance the grades of the dimwit son of an influential family, the boy's mother sees he is drummed out of his job. Just at…
