Summary
The boat Alabama having arrived at the port of Marseilles, three of its
crew, including a Canadian Eric Martin, head straight for the Kit-Cat
bar. Here, Eric falls under the spell of the prostitute
Dolorès and spends the night with her. When he leaves the
next morning, Eric is attacked with a knife by two thugs, Victor and
Aimé, who make off with his money and identity papers. As
Eric recovers from his injuries in hospital, his boat leaves
Marseilles. Once out of hospital, Eric goes looking for
Dolorès but he is told that she left the city a few days ago
with a rich lover. Alone and penniless, Eric finds work as a
bouncer at the Kit-Cat bar. He meets a gypsy, Tania, who works at
the bar as a fortune teller. Taking pity on Eric, Tania agrees to
help him by providing him with the identity papers of a Dutch sailor
named Hans Norgen...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: François Villiers
- Script: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Edouard Peisson (novel), François Villiers
- Photo: Jean Bourgoin, Raymond Voinquel
- Music: Joseph Kosma
- Cast: Maria Montez (Dolores), Jean-Pierre Aumont (Eric Martin), Lilli Palmer (Danielle), Marcel Dalio (Aime), Pierre Bertin (Alderman), Roger Blin (Emilio), Grégoire Aslan (Argentinian), Jean-Marie Simon (Pierrot), Lita Recio (Proprietess), Catherine Damet (Suzy), Jean Roy (Victor)
- Country: France
- Language: French / English
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
- Aka: Hans the Sailor; Wicked City
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