The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
Outwardly, Monsieur Victor would appear to be the model citizen. A respectable Toulon shopkeeper, he has a devoted wife and is courteous and considerate to all who know him. However, beneath this veneer of respectability hides a notorious receiver of stolen goods, who trades with hardened criminals. Victor manages to keep up his double life without any difficulty until the fateful day when one of his partners in crime threatens to expose him. Fearing a scandal, Victor kills the crook in a moment of panic, using a shoemaker's tool. Naturally, the murder is blamed on a local shoemaker, who is sentenced to ten years' hard labour. Seven years later, the former shoemaker reappears in Toulon, having escaped from prison. The first person to recognise him is Monsieur Victor...
Director: Jean Grémillon
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Raimu as Victor Agardanne |
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Madeleine Renaud as Madeleine Agardanne |
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Pierre Blanchar as Bastien Robineau |
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Viviane Romance as Adrienne Robineau |
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Andrex as Robert Cerani |
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Marcelle Géniat as La mère de Victor |
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Georges Flamant as Amédée |
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Charles Blavette as Le premier inspecteur |
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Marcel Maupi as Rémi |
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Charblay as M. Noir |
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Armand Larcher as Le second inspecteur |
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Roger Peter as Un enfant |
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Daniel Kahya as Un enfant |
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Odette Roger as Mme Marie |
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Édouard Delmont as Paroli |
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Jean Daniel as |
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Geneviève Guitry as |
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Vincent Hyspa as |
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Frédéric Mariotti as |
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Alexandre Mihalesco as |
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Geymond Vital as |
| Directing | Jean Grémillon | Director |
| Writing | Albert Valentin | Writer |
| Writing | Marcel Achard | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Spaak | Writer |
| Art | Otto Hunte | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Roland Manuel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Werner Krien | Director of Photography |
| Production | Raoul Ploquin | Producer |
| Art | Willy Schiller | Set Decoration |
