What a lovely question! I have a few, but I'm hard-pressed to think of many that I haven't mentioned before and they're mostly based more on what I think would be cute than the film having much in the way of strong evidence for them

•His credited last name is Monteau(at least on Wikipedia) but he's referred to as a German in the restaurant scene so I think he was born and raised in Germany to a French father and German mother, but moved/ran away to France hoping for better opportunities there that didn't pay off

•After the events of the film I like to think Tony felt indebted to him and Louie was offered a chance at a life of luxury that he mostly turned down when he realised he didnt like the idea of living such an indulgent lifestyle when people who weren't lucky enough to make friends with a millionaire still go to bed hungry and without a roof over their head. As a result Louie asked only for a house to live in near the sea and some money to get by(maybe also finances to start some kind of business-particularly a restaurant but I go back and fourth on that part)

He is always invited to any fancy black tie events Tony and Jean host however and does enjoy getting to occasionally dress up and dine on lobster with thermidor, white wine and champagne

•He bruises easily. This is based on nothing but me liking the idea

•He and Kopelpeck are definitely dating by the films end. I think initially Kopelpeck had a much harder time coming to terms with how he felt about Louie, but secretly and firmly believes that he's more inlove with louie than louie is with him

•I think Kopelpeck is the jealous type and doesn't like Tony because he thinks Louie has a crush on him, but I go back and fourth on whether or not Louie actually does

On the one hand if Louie doesn't really have feelings for Tony it would fit the films theme of people making assumptions about Louie. And also I don't really like Tony and would hope Louie has better taste

On the other hand Louie speaks about Tony in such a dreamy way, especially when he calls him a gentleman. Plus, poor Louie definitely isn't used to people being that kind to him and I can see him falling for a guy who saved his life, gave him a million Frank's and generally never insulted or abused him for no reason

•I like to think at some point before the events of the film Louie found himself watching part of a performance at the circus from a distance. He probably hadn't even meant to watch the show without paying, but was just walking by and realised he could see what was going on through a crack in a fence or from a high hill he was sitting on or something. Anyway, Max caught him and exploded with rage at him for being a "thief!" and a "filthy, robbing vagrant!" and chased louie off, threatening that if he ever caught him watching the show without paying again he'd call the police. I think Jean might have witnessed just the tail end of the scene and had wanted to intervene and make sure Louie was OK, but he had scampered off in fear before she had a chance

That last one is just there because I love both Jean and Max(although for very different reasons as you might imagine lol) and I think it's a shame that we didn't have a scene with either of them interacting with Louie

So let's get real, first. Louie is possibly the most adorable character peter lorre has played and thats saying something. The way he rubs his eyes when he wakes up, the way he feels so dang good about himself in his nice suit, the way he just wants lobster with thermidor, his big sad eyes whenever he's scared or worried. I...just love him so much, man

Honestly, the characters in this flick are adorable in general. My favourite Peter Lorre film is aaol and the main reason is that every character in it is so loveable or at the very least enjoyable. I find this is actually pretty rare for a Peter film, where usually the only loveable character is him and maybe to a lesser extent, one or two others and everyone else can go jump in a lake. But I'll give a million is the only other Peter lorre film I can think if where im so invested in so many of the characters

Jeans definitely the second best character. I love her so much! So peppy and nice and no nonsense. I love her voice, I love her fun outfits, I love the way she's ready to throw hands with a cop for bothering her friends and I especially love the way she just lies so much. Even when she probably didn't have to, like saying Tony was cool with getting shot out of a canon if the other guy couldn't do it. Queen.

I'm a big fan of uncle Victor too. He such a chill, nice old man and I love him being the one to fill the role of the brides parents at the wedding

Something that is a bit uncomfortable about IGAM is how unsympathetic it is towards the homeless. I mean yeah, what can you expect from a film from 1938, but the homeless are mostly portrayed as freeloading drunks and criminals. Even louies implied to be a drunk and is stealing shit at the end(although I chalk that up entirely to kopelpeck making him do it). I guess the more well off people in the film are shown to be greedy, unkind scumbags themselves tbf, but still

Speaking of, it's crazy how far being nice to peter lorre gets you where likeability is concerned-at least for me. I feel like I should hate Tony for his lack of self awareness about how much better his life is than most peoples. But Tony has a redeeming quality that most similar leading male characters in Peters films don't. He's not a complete see-you-next-Tuesday to the loveable peter lorre character for no godamn reason. This is especially admirable in IGAM since he's honestly the only character who doesn't kick poor louie around at least a little

Maxie is so gross. But! so fun to watch. Mr fritz Feld did an amazing job. Wonder if this guys the French nephew of kasper Gutman

Speaking of headcanons, Wikipedia says that Louies full name is Louie Monteau, but he's referred to as a German in the restaurant scene. So im thinking Louie was born and raised in Germany to a French father and a German mother. Maybe he moved to/ran away to France hoping to have connections from his French family that didn't end up working out, possibly due to them rejecting him because they disapproved of his mother since that sounds about right giving the films trend of everyone just being awful to Louie

Louie and kopelpeck is probably my most obscure ship rn. The good thing about nobody else having seen this film is that there are no fun police to reprimand me for grasping at the fact that they were sitting next to eachother at Jean and Tony's wedding as proof that they became a couple

I also HC Kopelpeck as being kind of the jealous type and disliking/not trusting Tony because he thinks Louie has a crush on him. Whether or not Louie actually does have a crush on Tony is something I go back and fourth on since he does call him handsome and a gentlemen and talks about him pretty dreamily, but if he didn't, kopelpecks distrust would fit the theme of people rudely accusing louie of things