Signé illisible (1942)
Directed by Christian Chamborant

Drama

Film Synopsis

In a small provincial town, theft is rampant, and so is the abduction of the spoiled offspring of the wealthy.  A police inspector investigates the crime spree, assisted by a filmmaker named Carlier.  It transpires that the young women in the town have come together to form a society that punishes greedy and selfish parents, as well as badly behaved fiancés.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christian Chamborant
  • Script: Jean Boyer (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Alphonse Lucas
  • Cast: André Luguet (Carlier), Gaby Sylvia (Monique Lavergne), Yves Deniaud (Tatave), Fernand Charpin (Le brigadier Ducreux), Rosine Luguet (Arlette), Jacqueline Gauthier (Christiane), Alfred Baillou (Clovis), Albert Broquin (Le clochard), Jean Danet (Clément), Hélène Dartigue (La cuisinière), Marguerite de Morlaye (La dame au piano), Albert Duvaleix (Monsieur Lavergne), Eugène Frouhins (Le jardinier), Christian Gérard (Léon Tourlet), Palmyre Levasseur (La blanchisseuse), Jean Parédès (Robert Bigard), Germaine Reuver (Madame Lavergne), Jacques Roussel (L'inspecteur), Made Siamé (Madame Tourlet), Marcel Vallée (Monier-Lafont)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 100 min

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