Abus de confiance (1938)

Dir: Henri Decoin Drama stars 3

Overview

Abus de confiance is a French film first released in 1938, directed by Henri Decoin. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel, Yvette Lebon, Pierre Mingand and Gilbert Gil. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Lydia is a law student who, although she has many admirers, is struggling to make ends meet. With no family to help her, she turns to her friend Alice. The latter proposes a scheme that will allow Lydia to make some easy money. All she has to do is to pay a visit to the writer Jacques Ferny and pretend to be the daughter he has been looking for. With the help of an old letter, Lydia succeeds in winning Ferny’s confidence, but his wife is suspicious and starts her own inquiry...
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Credits

Director: Henri Decoin
Script: Jean Boyer, Henri Decoin, Pierre Wolff
Photo: Léonce-Henri Burel
Music: Georges Van Parys
Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Lydia), Charles Vanel (Jacques Ferney), Yvette Lebon (Alice), Pierre Mingand (Pierre Montant), Gilbert Gil (Paul), René Bergeron (Dieulafoy), Lucien Dayle (Le logeur), Svetlana Pitoëff (Renée Leclerc), Nicole de Rouves (La prostituée), Gaston Séverin (Me Fortier), Lucien Callamand (Le valet de chambre), Georges Lannes (L’homme du cimetière), Yvonne Yma (La postulante), Pierre Athon, Marcel Orluc (Le mari), Thérèse Dorny (La logeuse), Jean Worms (Le président du tribunal), Valentine Tessier (Hélène Ferney), Léon Arvel (Grünbaum), Clary Monthal (Honorine)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 88 min; B&W

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