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.
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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