The Benefactor (1942 film)
1942 film
- Pierre Ashelbe
- Henri Decoin
- Yves Mirande
- Raimu
- Suzy Prim
- Pierre Larquey
Production
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Regina Film
Release date
- 11 December 1942 (1942-12-11)
Running time
The Benefactor (French: Le bienfaiteur) is a 1942 French crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey.[1] It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
Synopsis
This film portrays a man who leads a double life. In his home town in the provinces he is a respected citizen, but in Paris he is an underworld gang leader.
Cast
- Raimu as Monsieur Moulinet
- Suzy Prim as Irène Berger
- Pierre Larquey as Noblet
- Lucienne Delyle as La chanteuse
- René Bergeron as Le conservateur des hypothèques
- Yves Deniaud as Vinchon
- Alexandre Rignault as Le patron
- Héléna Manson as Gertrude, la bonne
- André Fouché as Claude de Vitrac
- Pierre Jourdan as Le type du bar
- Louis Salou as Deltouche - le bijoutier
- Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Noblet
- Rosine Luguet as Noémie
- Anne Vandène as Simone
- Made Siamé as Madame Barraton - la patronne du bar
- Georges Jamin as Gras-Double
- Pierre Cueille as Calumel
- Gustave Gallet as Le pharmacien
- François Viguier as Le docteur Pintard
- Jo Dervo
- Marcel Maupi as Jambe d'Azur
- Julien Maffre as Juliard
- Marcel Melrac
- Joffre as Le jardinier
- Jacques Baumer as Le directeur de la P.J.
- Lucien Gallas as Bébert
- Georges Colin as L'inspecteur Picard
- Charles Granval as Le maire
- Dorys Dumont
- Richard Francoeur
- Marcelle Monthil as La monitrice
- Émile Saint-Ober
- Simone Signoret as La sécrétaire du journal
References
- ^ Hayward p.240
Bibliography
- Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. A&C Black, 2004.
External links
- The Benefactor at IMDb
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The films of Henri Decoin
- The Oil Sharks (1933)
- Toboggan (1934)
- The Green Domino (1935)
- Mademoiselle ma mère (1936)
- Abused Confidence (1938)
- Return at Dawn (1938)
- Beating Heart (1940)
- Premier rendez-vous (1941)
- The Strangers in the House (1942)
- The Benefactor (1942)
- Love Marriage (1942)
- The Man from London (1943)
- I Am with You (1943)
- The Devil's Daughter (1946)
- The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean (1947)
- Clockface Café (1947)
- Not Guilty (1947)
- Monelle (1948)
- Between Eleven and Midnight (1949)
- At the Grand Balcony (1949)
- Three Telegrams (1950)
- Clara de Montargis (1951)
- La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952)
- Love and Desire (1952)
- Lovers of Toledo (1953)
- Dortoir des grandes (1953)
- Les Intrigantes (1954)
- The Bed (1954)
- One Step to Eternity (1954)
- The Affair of the Poisons (1955)
- Razzia sur la chnouf (1955)
- Folies-Bergère (1957)
- Burning Fuse (1957)
- Charming Boys (1957)
- Anyone Can Kill Me (1957)
- The Cat (1958)
- Too Late to Love (1959)
- Nathalie, Secret Agent (1959)
- The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)
- The Pavements of Paris (1961)
- Le Masque de fer (1962)
- Where the Truth Lies (1962)
- Casablanca, Nest of Spies (1963)
- Nick Carter va tout casser (1964)
- Les Parias de la gloire (1964)
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