La Rue sans nom (1934)
Directed by Pierre Chenal

Drama
aka: Street Without a Name

Film Synopsis

In a grim, narrow street, Finocle meets up with his old partner-in-crime Méhoul, who lives in tiny hovel with his wife and crooked son Manu.  Méhoul has put his criminal past behind him and is content to live in honest squalor.  Finocle has other ideas and forces his former accomplice to provide a refuge for himself and his flashy daughter, Noa.  Cruséo, an Italian accordion player, falls in love with Noa and asks her father for her hand in marriage.  Seeing that the musician has no money and no future, Finocle scorns the proposal, allowing his son Manu to try out his charms (such as they are) on Noa.  Finocle tries to convince Méhoul that life was better when they were both on the wrong side of the law, but in vain.  Méhoul has made up his mind to turn his one-time friend over to the police.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Chenal
  • Script: Roger Blin, Pierre Chenal, Marcel Aymé (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Albert Duverger, Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
  • Cast: Constant Rémy (Méhoul), Gabriel Gabrio (Fiocle), Paule Andral (Louise Johannieu), Paul Azaïs (Manu), René Bergeron (Schobre), Gérard Dagmar (La Jimbre), Marcel Delaître (Johannieu), Fréhel (La Méhoul), Enrico Glori (Cruseo), Pola Illéry (Noa), Marcel La Montagne (Le cordonnier), Pierre Labry (Minche), Robert Le Vigan (Vanoël), Charles Lemontier (Cloueur), René Blech, Roger Blin, Max Dalban, Georges Douking, Pierre Larquey, Teddy Michaud
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 82 min
  • Aka: Street Without a Name

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