Vautrin the Thief (1943)
A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.
Director: Pierre Billon
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Georges Marchal as Lucien de Rubempré (jeune) |
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Michel Simon as Vautrin |
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Madeleine Sologne as Esther Gobseck |
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Line Noro as Asie |
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Renée Albouy as Madame d'Espard |
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Marcel André as Camusot |
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Lucienne Bogaert as Europe |
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Gisèle Casadesus as Clotilde de Grandlieu |
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Georges Colin as Cotenson |
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Nane Germon as Madame Camusot |
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Pierre Labry as Paccard |
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Michèle Lahaye as Madame de Sérizy |
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Tony Laurent as Chief of 'Sûreté' |
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Georges Marny as Rastignac |
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Gisèle Préville as Madame de Maufrigneuse |
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Guillaume de Sax as The governor |
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Maurice Schutz as |
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Louis Seigner as Nucingen |
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Jacques Varennes as Grandville |
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René Blancard as Lucien de Rubempré (agé) |
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Jean Boissemond as (uncredited) |
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Henri Coutet as (uncredited) |
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Lycette Darsonval as The dancer (uncredited) |
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Hélène Dartigue as Amélie (uncredited) |
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Madhyanah Foy as (uncredited) |
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Albert Malbert as The Coachman of Nucingen (uncredited) |
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Marcel Mouloudji as Calvi (uncredited) |
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Georges Paulais as Maître Dherville (uncredited) |
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Henri Trévoux as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Pierre Billon | Director |
| Crew | Honoré de Balzac | Creator |
