The Fraudster
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| Directed by | Léopold Simons |
| Written by | Léopold Simons |
| Produced by | Mario Bruitte Paul Delemar |
| Starring | Félicien Tramel Ginette Leclerc Robert Lynen |
| Cinematography | René Colas |
| Edited by | Henriette Pinson Jean Pouzet |
| Music by | Maurice Jeanjean |
Production company | Bruitte et Delemar |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Fraudster (French: Le fraudeur) is a 1937 French crime drama film directed by Léopold Simons and starring Félicien Tramel, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Lynen.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.
Synopsis
Florimond, a smuggler is having difficulty with a consignment of goods. He gets accomplice and mistress Viviane to seduce Théo a naive peasant boy she encounters in order to rope him into their scheme.
Cast
- Félicien Tramel as Florimond
- Ginette Leclerc as Viviane
- Léopold Simons as Alphonse
- Robert Lynen as Théo
- Jacques Varennes as Jacques
- Line Dariel as Zulma
- Palmyre Levasseur as Mélanie
- Danielle Lorek as Julia
- Cardon as Michel
- Daudelin as Prosper
References
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.214
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.