Cargaison blanche (1958)

Cargaison blanche is a French film first released in 1958, directed by Georges Lacombe.  The film is based on a novel by Jean Masson and stars Georges Aminel, Françoise Arnoul, Betty Beckers, Jean-Claude Brialy and Robert Dalban.  It has also been released under the title: Illegal Cargo.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


Jean, a reporter on a major Parisian newspaper, tells his colleague Françoise that he is busy pursuing a secret investigation that will bring him fame and fortune.  The next day, Jean is killed, ostensibly by a drunken driver.  Unconvinced by the official account of her friend’s death, Françoise decides to pursue his enquiry herself.  In Jean’s office, she finds her first clue – the address of Madame Irma, a fortune teller.  When Françoise pays a visit to Irma she pretends to have come to Paris to find a job.  Through Irma, Françoise is soon engaged as a housemaid at the villa of the wealthy Maria Bloit.  The latter’s associate, Monsieur Raymond, introduces her to Mado, the owner of a cabaret which, as Françoise soon discovers, serves as a transit point for a white slavery operation...
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