Serge Panine (1939)
Directed by Charles Méré, Paul Schiller

Drama

Film Synopsis

Madame Desvarennes has two daughters, Micheline and Jeanne, one of whom (Jeanne) has been adopted.  Jeanne falls in love with Prince Serge Panine, an unscrupulous adventurer, but he marries Micheline for her fortune.  Once she has had her eyes opened to her son-in-law's true nature, Madame Desvarennes kills him to save her two daughters from ruin.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Charles Méré, Paul Schiller
  • Script: Georges Ohnet (novel)
  • Cinematographer: André Dantan
  • Music: Michel Michelet
  • Cast: Françoise Rosay (Madame Devarenne), Pierre Renoir (Cayrol), Andrée Guize (Jeanne), Sylvia Bataille (Micheline), Youcca Troubetzkov (Serge Panine), Lucien Rozenberg (Duc), Denise Grey (Lady Harton), Jacques Henley (Lord Harton), Claude Lehmann (Pierre), Elisa Ruis
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min

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