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Jamaican Man (1950)

Directed by Maurice de Canonge

Overview

Jacques Mervel, also known as “L’Homme de la Jamaïque” makes use of his talents as a gun runner in Tangiers, Morocco. After triumphing over a rival gang, he decides to quit the job and to start a new life with Vicky, a pretty young nurse. In Paris, a doctor lets him know that he is affected by leprosy. In desperation, Jacques runs away from Vicky to spare her. When she realizes the reason why Jacques has disappeared from her life, she joins him with a view to helping him fight the disease.

Length 120 minutes

Actors

Pierre Brasseur | Véra Norman | Georges Tabet | Marcelle Géniat | Louis Seigner | Jean-Roger Caussimon | Jany Vallières | Daniel Lecourtois | Félix Paquet | Jacques Sablon | Hélène Dassonville | Jo Dervo | Georges Atlas | Jean Pignol | Simone Laure | Félix Oudart | Alexandre Rignault | Nicolas Amato | Blanche Ariel | Hubert de Lapparent | Maguy Horiot | Nicole Villiers