Quand minuit sonnera (1936)
Directed by Léo Joannon

Drama

Film Synopsis

A member of a gang that specialises in arson attacks on boats decides to become an honest man.  His former accomplices are outraged at this betrayal and plan to blackmail him.  One of their informers loves him too much to betray him, so she sacrifices herself so that he can avoid being sent to prison.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Léo Joannon
  • Script: Alfred Machard, Alfred Machard (novel)
  • Cinematographer: André Bac, Boris Kaufman
  • Music: Jean Wiener
  • Cast: Pierre Renoir (Jean Verdier), Marie Bell (Mattia), Roger Karl (Rouque), Charles Lemontier, Robert Ozanne, Georges Prieur, Thomy Bourdelle (Eric Schutz), Lucien Callamand (Le maître d'hôtel), Marcel Dalio, Simone Barillier (Régine), René Bergeron (Le capitaine), Enrico Glori
  • Country: France / Netherlands
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 80 min

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