Le Secret du docteur (1930)
Directed by Charles de Rochefort

Drama

Film Synopsis

Wanting to separate from her husband, a young woman writes a parting letter and then leaves to join her lover, with whom she intends to start a new life in Egypt.  When her lover is killed in a car accident, the woman takes the advice of a doctor and returns to her home.  Having destroyed the letter, she resumes her old life as if nothing had happened.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Charles de Rochefort
  • Script: Denys Amiel (dialogue), J.M. Barrie (play)
  • Cinematographer: René Guissart
  • Cast: Max Maxudian (Le docteur Brody), Marcelle Chantal (Liliane Garner), Jean Bradin (Jean Colman, l'amant), Léon Bary (Richard Garner, le mari), Alice Tissot (Mrs. Reading), Hubert Daix (Mr. Reading), Odette Joyeux (Suzy, la bonne)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 77 min

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