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Strangers in the House (1942)

Genre : Drama, Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Henri Decoin
Writer : Henri-Georges Clouzot

Synopsis

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.

Actors

Raimu
Raimu
Maître Hector Loursat
Juliette Faber
Juliette Faber
Nicole Loursat
Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan
Fine
Héléna Manson
Héléna Manson
Madame Manu
Tania Fédor
Tania Fédor
Madame Marthe Dossin
Marguerite Ducouret
Marguerite Ducouret
Angèle
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier
Ducup
Jacques Baumer
Jacques Baumer
Maître Gérard Rogissart
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert
Le commissaire Binet
André Reybaz
André Reybaz
Émile Manu
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat
Le président des Assises
Lucien Coëdel
Lucien Coëdel
Jo, le patron du "Boxing Bar"
Marc Doelnitz
Marc Doelnitz
Edmond Dossin (as Marc Dolnitz)
Jacques Denoël
Jacques Denoël
Marcel Destrivaux
Pierre Ringel
Pierre Ringel
Daillat
Marcel Mouloudji
Marcel Mouloudji
Ephraïm (Amédé) Luska (as Marcel Mouloudjy)
Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy
L'huissier aux Assises
Paul Barge
Paul Barge
Le gardien de prison (uncredited)
Lucien Bryonne
Lucien Bryonne
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
Martine Carol
Martine Carol
Une spectatrice aux Assises (uncredited)
Jacques Courtin
Jacques Courtin
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
Raymond Dardelin
Raymond Dardelin
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
Henri de Livry
Henri de Livry
Monsieur Georges, le libraire (uncredited)
Max Delty
Max Delty
Destrivaux père (uncredited)
Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère
Le docteur (uncredited)
Lise Donat
Lise Donat
Adèle (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre
L'agent (uncredited)
Fernand Flament
Fernand Flament
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
Le narrateur (uncredited)
Georges Gosset
Georges Gosset
(uncredited)
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
(uncredited)
Langlois
Langlois
L'oncle Daillat (uncredited)
Marcel Lestan
Marcel Lestan
Le gendarme (uncredited)
Yette Lucas
Yette Lucas
Une mère au tribunal (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Franck Maurice
Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
Bernard Noël
Bernard Noël
(uncredited)
Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni
(uncredited)
Claire Olivier
Claire Olivier
Madame Daillat (uncredited)
Max Revor
Max Revor
Le greffier aux Assises (uncredited)
Henri Roy
Henri Roy
Daillat père (uncredited)
Maurice Salabert
Maurice Salabert
(uncredited)
Yvonne Scheffer
Yvonne Scheffer
La Gourde (uncredited)
Simone Sylvestre
Simone Sylvestre
Une journaliste (uncredited)
Génia Vaury
Génia Vaury
Madame Laurence Rogissart (uncredited)
Charles Vissières
Charles Vissières
Le greffier de Ducup (uncredited)

Crews

Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin
Director
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
Novel
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Adaptation
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Dialogue
Alfred Greven
Alfred Greven
Producer
Roland Manuel
Roland Manuel
Original Music Composer
Jules Kruger
Jules Kruger
Director of Photography
Marguerite Beaugé
Marguerite Beaugé
Editor
Guy de Gastyne
Guy de Gastyne
Production Design
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Screenplay

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