Porte d'orient
1951 Crime / Drama   
 
Credits
  • Director: Jacques Daroy
  • Script: Jacques Rey, René Roques (novel)
  • Photo: Jean Lehérissey
  • Music: Marceau Van Hoorebecke, Jean Yatove
  • Cast: Yves Vincent (Vaucourt), Tilda Thamar (Mme. Valnis), Nathalie Nattier (Arlette), Marcel Dalio (Zarapoulos), Antonin Berval (Capitaine Palmade), René Blancard (Baptiste), Lucas Gridoux (Le malais), Henri Arius (Bonail), Fernand Sardou (Gustave), René Sarvil (Thomas)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Aka: Oriental Port
 
 
 
Summary
Vaucourt , a customs inspector at the port of Marseilles, falls in love with a beautiful foreigner, Madame Valnis.  He allows her to take him to night clubs where he ends up gambling away a small fortune.  The owner of the night clubs, Zarapoulos, agrees to clear Vaucourt’s debts if, in return, he agrees to turn a blind eye when a consignment of his passes through customs.  Realising he has been duped, Vaucourt refuses...

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