La Porteuse de pain (1934)
Directed by René Sti

Comedy / Drama
aka: The Bread Peddler

Film Synopsis

Jeanne Fortier, a young factory worker, is arrested and wrongly condemned for a crime committed by her employer, Jacques Garaud. After several years in prison, Jeanne finally manages to escape and hides out in Paris. Whilst working as a bread-carrier, she scours the city for her two children, George and Lucie...
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Film Credits

  • Director: René Sti
  • Script: Georges Berr (dialogue), Xavier de Montépin (story), Jules Dornay (story), René Sti (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Mercanton, Harry Stradling Sr.
  • Music: Jacques Belasco
  • Cast: Germaine Dermoz (Jeanne Fortier), Jacques Grétillat (Garaud), Simone Bourday (Louise), Fernandel (Billenbuis), Mona Goya (Mary), Madeleine Guitty (Rose), Jeanne Marie-Laurent (Madame Darrier), François Rozet (Lucien Labroue), Samson Fainsilber (Castel), Roger Dann (Georges Darrier), Georges Paulais (L'avocat général), Paul Clerget (L'abbé Laugier), Alexandre Dréan (Cricri), Daniel Mendaille (Soliveau), Claude Borelli (Un petit garçon), Albert Broquin, Charles Lemontier
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Aka: The Bread Peddler

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