Summary
One evening, a man rings the doorbell of the Clos Fontaine
orphanage. The proprietor, Louberge, recognises him as Sauval, a
lawyer who has made many donations to his school. In fact, Sauval
is a crook and a murderer who wants to hide in the orphanage so that he
can evade capture from the police. Knowing nothing of Sauval’s
criminal exploits, Louberge is proud to introduce him to his
pupils. One day, Sauval takes the children with him on a trip to
Paris, but once there he contacts his mistress so that he can arrange
to leave with her for a foreign country. When she betrays him,
Sauval just manages to avoid being caught by the police. Back at
Clos Fontaine, Sauvin decides to reveal everything to Louberge...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Jean Dréville
- Script: Jean Bernard-Luc
- Photo: André Thomas
- Music: René Cloërec
- Cast: Pierre Fresnay (Sauval), Antoine Balpêtré (Louberger), Michel Vitold (Oxner), Simone Sylvestre (Simone), Jean Debucourt (L’inspecteur), Edmond Beauchamp (Ledru), Lea Maria Maya (Madame Ledru), Michel Barbey (Le valet), Robert Le Fort (Un policier), Roger Krebs (Clarence), Roger Dubois (Coccinelle)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
- Aka: Tainted
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