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Strange Inheritance (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Strange Inheritance' or 'The Traveller on All Saints' Day' (French: 'Le voyageur de la Toussaint', Italian: 'Il viaggiatore d'Ognissanti') is a 1943 French-Italian mystery film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Assia Noris, Jules Berry, Gabrielle Dorziat and Guillaume de Sax.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212020850/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/390018 BFI.org] It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.Carter p.83Moliterno p.227
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ren Moulaert. It was made as a co-production between Occupied France and Fascist Italy.Chiti & Poppi p.406
Synopsis
On a misty November day a young man makes a returns to his hometown of La Rochelle following the death of his Uncle, who has left him his entire fortune. He finds his upper-class family resent him because his parents were both music hall entertainers. He begins to investigate the circumstances of his uncle's suspicious death.
Cast
* Assia Noris as Colette Mauvoisin
* Jules Berry as Plantel
* Gabrielle Dorziat as Grardine loi
* Guillaume de Sax as Babin
* Jean Desailly as Gilles Mauvoisin
* Simone Valre as Alice Lepart
* Serge Reggiani as Bob loi
* Hubert Prlier as Le docteur Sauvaget
* Jacques Castelot as Jean Plantel
* Jean Didier as Le marin
* Martial Rbe as Lepart
* Eugne Yverns as Le capitaine du navire
* Mona Dol as Jaja
* Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Rinquet
* Marie-Hlne Dast as Madame Sauvaget
* Christiane Ribes as Armandine
* Ginette Curtey as Raymonde
* Alexandre Rignault as L'inspecteur Rinquet
* Louis Seigner as Matre Hervineau
* Roger Karl as Pnoux-Rataud
* Guy Decomble as Robert
* Ren Blancard as Le directeur du thtre
* Jean Daurand as Un marin
* Clary Monthal as Madame Lepart
* Albert Rmy as L'ivrogne
* Marcel Duhamel as Le juge d'instruction
* Gabrielle Fontan as La vieille aubergiste
* Lon Larive as Le patron du restaurant
* Marguerite de Morlaye as Une invite du banquet
* Simone Signoret as Extra
References
Bibliography
* Carter, David. 'The Pocket Essential Georges Simenon'. Pocket Essentials, 2003.
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. 'I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944'. Gremese Editore, 2005.
* Moliterno, Gino. 'Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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