L'échafaud peut attendre (1949)
A trio of criminals gradually become entangled in theft and crime. Serge is arrested, his mistress, Hélène, and his accomplice, Michel, both become lovers, try to exonerate him and use false fingerprints first, then after Serge's conviction, gloves covered with the same fingerprints of the prisoner.
Director:
Albert Valentin
Writer:
Albert Valentin
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Jany Holt as Hélène Bonnard |
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Paul Bernard as Serge Ullrich |
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Jean Desailly as Michel Vincent |
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Jean Debucourt as Doctor Jeannin |
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Charles Lemontier as Inspector Sorbier |
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Junie Astor as Maître Fontanie, lawyer |
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Robert Balpo as Employee |
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Claude Bertrand as |
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Fernand Blot as Police inspector |
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Jean Brunel as President of the Assizes |
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Lucien Desagneaux as Pharmacist |
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Colette Georges as Flowergirl |
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Pierre Labry as Cafe owner |
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Françoise Lauby as |
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Palmyre Levasseur as Landlady |
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René Marc as Police officer |
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Maurice Marceau as Plasterer |
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Franck Maurice as |
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Albert Michel as Male nurse |
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Georges Paulais as General Counsel |
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Raymondis as |
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Marcel Rouzé as |
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Georges Sauval as Mover |
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Raymond Soukoff as Police inspector |
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Eugène Stuber as |
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Jean Sylvain as Witness |
| Writing | Albert Valentin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Albert Valentin | Director |