It Happened at the Inn (French: Goupi mains rouges) is a 1943 French mystery film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin and Blanchette Brunoy.[1] It follows an investigation into the family members of an old woman who has been murdered. The film is based on the 1937 novel with the same title by Pierre Véry.[2] It was released in France on 14 April 1943.[3]
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| Directed by | Jacques Becker |
| Screenplay by | Jacques Becker |
| Based on | Goupi mains rouges by Pierre Véry |
| Produced by | Charles Méré |
| Starring | Fernand Ledoux Robert Le Vigan Blanchette Brunoy |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
| Music by | Jean Alfaro |
Production company | Les Films Minerva |
| Distributed by | Les Films Minerva |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris, with location filming taking place around Charente.
Cast
edit- Fernand Ledoux as Goupi-Mains rouges
- Robert Le Vigan as Goupi-Tonkin
- Georges Rollin as Goupi-Monsieur
- Blanchette Brunoy as Goupi-Muguet
- Arthur Devère as Goupi-Mes sous
- Germaine Kerjean as Goupi-Tisane
- Maurice Schutz as Goupi-L'Empereur
- Guy Favières as Goupi-La Loi
- Marcelle Hainia as Goupi-Cancan
- René Génin as Goupi-Dicton
- Albert Rémy as Jean des Goupis
- Line Noro as Marie des Goupis
- Marcel Pérès as Eusèbe, le gendarme
- Louis Seigner as L'instituteur
- Pierre Labry as Minain
- Maurice Marceau as Un porteur à la gare
References
edit- ^ Slide p.61
- ^ "Goupi Mains-Rouges". bifi.fr (in French). Cinémathèque Française. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "It Happened at the Inn". UniFrance Films. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
Bibliography
edit- Slide, Anthony. Selected Film Criticism: Foreign Films, 1930-1950. Scarecrow Press, 1984.
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