Summary
Isabelle, the daughter of multi-millionaire Frank Lindstrom, chooses to
marry an impoverished journalist, Jean de Charvin. Lindstrom is
convinced that Jean is after the money Isabelle will inherit after his
death and so revises his will to ensure that his daughter will receive
nothing. When he learns of this, Jean is outraged and resolves to
take his revenge on the weak old man. Sure enough, on the day
that Lindstrom changes his will in Isabelle’s favour, Jean pays him a
visit – not to thank him, but to kill him...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Denys de La Patellière
- Script: Denys de La Patellière, Roland Laudenbach, Nancy Ruthledge (novel)
- Photo: Henri Alekan
- Music: Maurice Leroux
- Cast: Danielle Darrieux (Isabelle Lindstrom), Jean-Claude Pascal (Jean de Charvin), Jeanne Moreau (Angèle Ribot), Jean Debucourt (Frank Lindstrom), Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Etcheverry (Docteur Maroual), Jean Lanier (Le pasteur), Christian Lude (Benoît), Pierre Morin, Julien Verdier (Le libraire)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 110 min; B&W
- Aka: The Wages of Sin
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