Movielogr
Mandat d'amener (1953)
Directed by Pierre-Louis
Overview
Appointed public prosecutor in a small provincial town, Gérard Latour befriends Delanglade, whose young wife becomes his mistress. Shortly afterwards, a fire ravages Delanglade’s factory. During the ensuing investigation, the Public Prosecutor discovers the troubled past of the industrialist and his front man, Jacques Perthuis, an ex-convict. They themselves set fire to the factory to collect the insurance premium. Gérard Latour, suspecting his mistress of complicity in her husband’s machinations, leaves her after a stormy argument.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
Franck Villard | Madeleine Lebeau | Pierre-Louis | Louis Arbessier | Madeleine Barbulée | Gaby Basset | Jean-Marie Bon | Colette Castel | Robert Dalban | Micheline Francey | Lucien Hubert | Pierre Larquey | Claude Lary | Charles Lemontier | Jacques Morel | Lily Mounet | Michel Nastorg | René Pascal | Jean-Marie Robain | Catherine Romane | Marcel Rouzé | Eugène Stuber | Georges Tabet | Jacques Varennes | Paul Villé | Virginie Vitry