Summary
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...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Georges Lacombe
- Script: Jean Masson (novel), Jacques Sigurd
- Photo: Roger Hubert
- Music: Francis López
- Cast: Georges Aminel, Françoise Arnoul (Françoise), Betty Beckers, Jean-Claude Brialy, Robert Dalban, Renée Faure, Clément Harari (Un client), Ingrid Harrisson, Germaine Kerjean, Colette Mars, Jean-Claude Michel, Georges Rivière
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 92 min
- Aka: Illegal Cargo
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