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The Last Turning (1939)

Genre : Drama, Crime, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Pierre Chenal

Synopsis

Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...

Actors

Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey
Frank
Michel Simon
Michel Simon
Nick Marino
Corinne Luchaire
Corinne Luchaire
Cora Marino
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée
Le juge
Auguste Bovério
Auguste Bovério
Le prêtre
René Bergeron
René Bergeron
Le commissaire (as Bergeron)
Charles Blavette
Charles Blavette
Un camionneur
Georges Douking
Georges Douking
Un joueur
Marcel Duhamel
Marcel Duhamel
Le monsieur pressé
Etienne Decroux
Etienne Decroux
Le patron du bistrot
Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry
Un camionneur
Jean-François Martial
Jean-François Martial
L'architecte
Serge Nadaud
Serge Nadaud
Le motard
Fred Pasquali
Fred Pasquali
Un joueur
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais
Le greffier
Georges Péclet
Georges Péclet
L'assureur
Pierre Sergeol
Pierre Sergeol
L'avocat
Florence Marly
Florence Marly
Madge, la dompteuse
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
Le cousin maître-chanteur
Franck Maurice
Franck Maurice
Yvonne Yma
Yvonne Yma
La femme

Crews

Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal
Director
James M. Cain
James M. Cain
Novel
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak
Writer
Henri Torrès
Henri Torrès
Writer
Charles Smadja
Charles Smadja
Producer
Christian Matras
Christian Matras
Cinematography
Borys Lewin
Borys Lewin
Editor
Jean Wiener
Jean Wiener
Music
Henri Calef
Henri Calef
Assistant Director

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