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 | 4.403 |
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 (crédité sous Marc Dolnitz)
Jacques Denoël
Marcel Destrivaux
Pierre Ringel
Daillat
Marcel Mouloudji
Ephraïm (Amédé) Luska (crédité sous Marcel Mouloudjy)
Raymond Cordy
L'huissier aux Assises
Paul Barge
Le gardien de prison (non crédité)
Lucien Bryonne
Un policier chez Manu (non crédité)
Martine Carol
Une spectatrice aux Assises (non créditée)
Jacques Courtin
Un garde aux Assises (non crédité)
Raymond Dardelin
Un garde aux Assises (non crédité)
Henri de Livry
Monsieur Georges, le libraire (non crédité)
Max Delty
Destrivaux père (non crédité)
Arthur Devère
Le docteur (non crédité)
Lise Donat
Adèle (non créditée)
Paul Faivre
L'agent (non crédité)
Fernand Flament
Un policier chez Manu (non crédité)
Pierre Fresnay
Le narrateur (non crédité)
Georges Gosset
(rôle non nommé et non crédité)
Daniel Gélin
(rôle non nommé et non crédité)
Langlois
L'oncle Daillat (non crédité)
Marcel Lestan
Le gendarme (non crédité)
Yette Lucas
Une mère au tribunal (non créditée)
Franck Maurice
Un joueur de belote (non crédité)
Bernard Noël
(rôle non nommé et non crédité)
Jean Négroni
(rôle non nommé et non crédité)
Claire Olivier
Madame Daillat (non créditée)
Max Revor
Le greffier aux Assises (non crédité)
Henri Roy
Daillat père (non crédité)
Maurice Salabert
(rôle non nommé et non crédité)
Yvonne Scheffer
La Gourde (non créditée)
Simone Sylvestre
Une journaliste (non créditée)
Génia Vaury
Madame Laurence Rogissart (non créditée)
Charles Vissières
Le greffier de Ducup (non crédité)
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