Le Dernier sou (1946)
Directed by André Cayatte

Drama
aka: The Last Penny

Film Synopsis

Pierre Durban, a journalist on a Parisian newspaper, needs some money so that he can marry his girlfriend Jacqueline Dejouvre and start a family.  A small ad leads him to the Stefani Agency, whose manager offers him work.  But there is a snag.  Pierre must put up a sum of money before he can start.   As it happens, Stefani's secretary is Marcelle Levasseur, a girl Pierre knew as a child.  She suggests that his mother should help him out with her savings.  She also tries to dissuade Pierre because she knows that Stefani is a swindler.  When Stefani learns that Marcelle has betrayed him, he decides to enact a cruel revenge...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Cayatte
  • Script: André Cayatte, Louis Chavance
  • Cinematographer: Charles Bauer
  • Music: Jacques Dupont
  • Cast: Jacques Berlioz (Le président du tribunal), Fernand Charpin (Colon), Gabrielle Fontan (Mme. Durban), Annie France (Jacqueline), Gilbert Gil (Pierre Durban), René Génin (Perrin), Ginette Leclerc (Marcelle Levasseur), Noël Roquevert (Stéfani), Guy Decomble, Zélie Yzelle
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: The Last Penny

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