L'Honorable Catherine (1943) Directed by Marcel L'Herbier, Jacques de Baroncelli
Comedy
aka: The Honorable Catherine
Film Synopsis
Catherine and her partner Jérôme are having a hard time
trying to make a success of their clock-selling business, so they
contrive a plan that will make them rich. All they have to do is
to hunt out couples who are having illicit affairs and bribe them into
buying their clocks at an extortionate price. Catherine thinks
she has found her first victim when she sees a man called Jacques Tavère
arranging an assignation with a married woman, Gisèle
Morand. When she goes to see Jacques, Catherine is
surprised to come face-to-face with Gisèle's husband,
Pierre. When Pierre ask her who she is she pretends to be
Jacques's mistress. Charmed by Catherine, Pierre invites her and
Jacques to lunch. At the restaurant, Catherine recognises Lily
and Maurice, another couple whose strange behaviour intrigues
her. Certain she has found a potential pair of victims, Catherine
follows them back to their home, not knowing that Lily and Maurice are
in fact a pair of jewel thieves..
Script: Henri Jeanson, Jean-Georges Auriol, Marcel L'Herbier, Solange Térac (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Pierre Montazel
Music: Henri Sauguet,
Colette Vivia
Cast:Edwige Feuillère (Catherine Roussel),
Raymond Rouleau (Jacques Tavère),
André Luguet (Pierre Morland),
Charles Granval (Jérôme),
Denise Grey (Madame d'Ambroisie),
Fred Pasquali (Le vendeur de carillon),
Hubert de Malet (Maurice),
Irène Lud (Lily),
Sinoël (Un invité),
Georges Pally (Xavier),
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (Une invitée),
Claude Génia (Gisèle Morland),
René Blancard (L'employé),
Pierre Cueille (Un invité),
Marfa d'Hervilly (Une invitée),
Louis de Nalair (Un inspecteur),
Maxime Fabert (Un invité),
Louis Florencie (Le brigadier),
Geo Forster (Un dîneur),
Georges Jamin (Un invité)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 99 min
Aka:The Honorable Catherine
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