The Woman I Loved the Most (1942)
Claude is a young man whose girlfriend has just broken up with him. Feeling unable to overcome the pain, Claude has no other idea than to end his life. Back home, he finds five middle-aged or elderly men sitting at the dinner table but he refuses to join the guests and goes upstairs to his bedroom. The worst is prevented thanks to a servant who has caught sight of Claude's revolver. Claude 's uncle joins his nephew and manages to persuade him not to take action. He takes him downstairs to the dining room where each in turn, the five guests start telling their own story. For it happens that they too once had their heart broken and that they too once wanted to die for love.
Director: Robert Vernay
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Noël-Noël as Surgeon |
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Lucien Baroux as Louis Drotort, painter |
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André Luguet as Lawyer |
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Arletty as Simone, actress tenant |
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Bernard Blier as Funeral home employee |
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Raymond Rouleau as Claude Ferval, dramatic author |
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Jean Tissier as Hubert Barnabé, theater director |
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Mireille Balin as Claude's wife |
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René Lefèvre as Georges, industrialist's son |
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Michèle Alfa as Michèle Fabreuse, sculptor |
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Raymond Aimos as Gladiator model |
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René Bergeron as Concierge |
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Simone Berriau as The 'widow' of the painter |
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Renée Devillers as Jeanne, secretary |
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Maurice Escande as Gaëtan |
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Charles Granval as Industrial |
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Pierre Magnier as Uncle |
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Raymond Segard as Nephew |
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Marcel Vallée as Critic |
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Alfred Adam as Charles, authorized signatory |
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Paul Faivre as Panouille, clerk |
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Jacqueline Gauthier as Rose, Simone's maid |
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Pierre Jourdan as Claude's friend |
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Missia as Cleaning lady |
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Paul Demange as Hairdresser (uncredited) |
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Geneviève Morel as Flowergirl (uncredited) |
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Maurice Salabert as (uncredited) |
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Georgette Tissier as Painter's maid (uncredited) |
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Eugène Yvernès as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Vernay | Director |
| Writing | Yves Mirande | Writer |
| Editing | Jean Feyte | Editor |
| Camera | Roger Hubert | Director of Photography |