Strangers in the House (1942)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.558 |
Directed By
Henri Decoin
Crew
Henri Decoin
Georges Simenon
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Alfred Greven
Roland Manuel
Jules Kruger
Marguerite Beaugé
Guy de Gastyne
Jacques Carrère
Henri-Georges Clouzot
TOP CAST
Raimu
Maître Hector Loursat
Juliette Faber
Nicole Loursat
Gabrielle Fontan
Fine
Héléna Manson
Madame Manu
Tania Fédor
Madame Marthe Dossin
Marguerite Ducouret
Angèle
Jean Tissier
Ducup
Jacques Baumer
Maître Gérard Rogissart
Noël Roquevert
Le commissaire Binet
André Reybaz
Émile Manu
Jacques Grétillat
Le président du tribunal des assises
Lucien Coëdel
Jo, le patron du "Boxing Bar"
Marc Doelnitz
Edmond Dossin
Jacques Denoël
Marcel Destrivaux
Pierre Ringel
Daillat
Marcel Mouloudji
Ephraïm (Amédé) Luska
Raymond Cordy
L'huissier aux Assises
Paul Barge
Le gardien de prison (uncredited)
Lucien Bryonne
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
Martine Carol
Une spectatrice aux Assises (uncredited)
Jacques Courtin
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
Raymond Dardelin
Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)
Henri de Livry
Monsieur Georges, le libraire (uncredited)
Max Delty
Destrivaux père (uncredited)
Arthur Devère
Le docteur (uncredited)
Lise Donat
Adèle (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
L'agent (uncredited)
Fernand Flament
Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)
Pierre Fresnay
Le narrateur (uncredited)
Georges Gosset
(uncredited)
Daniel Gélin
(uncredited)
Langlois
L'oncle Daillat (uncredited)
Marcel Lestan
Le gendarme (uncredited)
Yette Lucas
Une mère au tribunal (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un joueur de belote (uncredited)
Bernard Noël
(uncredited)
Jean Négroni
(uncredited)
Claire Olivier
Madame Daillat (uncredited)
Max Revor
Le greffier aux Assises (uncredited)
Henri Roy
Daillat père (uncredited)
Maurice Salabert
(uncredited)
Yvonne Scheffer
La Gourde (uncredited)
Simone Sylvestre
Une journaliste (uncredited)
Génia Vaury
Madame Laurence Rogissart (uncredited)
Charles Vissières
Le greffier de Ducup (uncredited)
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