Little Aurore's Tragedy (1952)
Overview
A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Arore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $75,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.4563 |
Directed By
Jean-Yves Bigras
Crew
Jean-Yves Bigras
José Ména
Roger Racine
Jean Boisvert
Yves Lafond
Fernand Laparé
Andréanne Lafond
Jacques Pelletier
Roger Garand
Roger Garand
Gérard Le Testut
Jean-Yves Bigras
Marie-Laure Cabana
Émile Asselin
Germaine Janelle
TOP CAST
Yvonne Laflamme
Aurore
Lucie Mitchell
Marie-Louise
Paul Desmarteaux
Théodore
Roch Poulin
Maurice
Janette Bertrand
Catherine
Jean Lajeunesse
Abraham
J. Léo Gagnon
Le médecin
Marc Forrez
Le curé
Therese McKinnon
Delphine Andois
Nana de Varennes
Melvina
Rolland D'Amour
Le forgeron
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