Inspector Grey (French: Inspecteur Grey) is a 1936 French crime film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Maurice Lagrenée, Jean Brochard and Colette Broïdo.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. It was based on a novel by Alfred Gragnon.[3] It was followed by three sequels beginning with L'Empreinte rouge in 1937.
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| Directed by | Maurice de Canonge |
| Written by | Maurice de Canonge |
| Based on | Inspector Grey by Alfred Gragnon |
| Starring | Maurice Lagrenée Jean Brochard Colette Broïdo |
| Cinematography | André Dantan |
Production company | Société des Films d'Aventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Maurice Lagrenée as L'inspecteur Grey
- Raymond Maurel as Dupré
- Colette Broïdo as Hélène
- Paule Dagrève as Monique Jeffries
- Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Poussin
- Gine Elly as La fille Rachaud
- Victor Grail as Victor
- Fernand Mailly as Le commissaire
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Brown
- Nicole Ray as Armandine
- Sylvaine as Victoire
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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