Votre dévoué Blake (1954) Directed by Jean Laviron, Jerome Epstein
Comedy / Crime / Thriller
aka: Yours Truly, Blake
Film Synopsis
Larry Blake is an American airline pilot who has an infuriating habit
of interfering in matters which should not concern him. During a short stay in
Paris, he lives up to his reputation by coming to the rescue of Marion
Miller, a starlet who has been charged with murdering her partner,
Lambert. Larry suddenly finds himself out of his depth when the
French police begin to suspect that he may be Marion's accomplice...
Cast:Eddie Constantine (Larry Blake),
Danielle Godet (Michèle Marley aka Marion Miller),
Simone Paris (Elyane de Broussac),
Gil Delamare (Georges),
Colette Deréal (Stella),
Dora Doll (Isabelle),
Jacques Dynam (Gaston),
Robert Dalban (L'inspecteur Tessier),
Henri Cogan (Sam),
Jack Ary (L'inspecteur Brevan),
Marcel Charvey (Laurent),
Henry Belly (L'assistant),
Maurice Chevit (Un complice),
Robert Hirsch (Saganoff),
Bob Ingarao (Le premier complice),
Elisa Lamotte,
Palmyre Levasseur (La concierge de Michèle),
Yette Lucas (La bistrote),
Roger Vincent (Le portier),
Gérard Buhr
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 97 min
Aka:Yours Truly, Blake
The best of American film noir
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.