Beware of Blondes (French: Méfiez-vous des blondes) is a 1950 French crime film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Martine Carol and Claude Farell.[1] It is part of the trilogy of films featuring reporter Georges Masse. It was preceded by Mission in Tangier in 1949 and followed by Massacre in Lace (1952).[2] It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
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French | Méfiez-vous des blondes |
Directed by | André Hunebelle |
Written by | Michel Audiard |
Produced by | André Hunebelle |
Starring | Raymond Rouleau Martine Carol Claude Farell |
Cinematography | Maurice Barry |
Edited by | Jean Feyte |
Music by | Jean Marion |
Production companies | Production Artistique et Cinématographique Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma |
Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Synopsis
editMasse investigates the death of a woman who had been trying to gain information of drug-smuggling organisations in the Far East.
Partial cast
edit- Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse
- Martine Carol as Olga Schneider
- Claude Farell as Suzanne Wilson
- Yves Vincent as Luigi Costelli
- Bernard La Jarrige as Petit Louis
- Henri Crémieux as M. Dubois
- Pierre Destailles as Lionel, le Voyageur
- Espanita Cortez as the Spanish Dancer
- Monique Darbaud as the Be Bop Dancer
- Martine Arden
- Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Dubois
- Anne-Marie Duverney as Anne-Marie
- Liliane Ernout
- Catherine Fath
- Claude Garbe
- Claude Winter
- Louis Bugette as the First Killer
- Robert Le Béal as the Second Killer
- Larbi Tounsi
- Françoise Lugagne as Janine Lambert
- Anny Flore as the Singer
- Ky Duyen as M. Dou
- Robert Arnoux as Editor-in-chief
- Noël Roquevert as Commissioner Besnard
References
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Moine, Raphaëlle (2009). Cinema Genre. Translated by Fox, Alistair; Radner, Hilary. Blackwell Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 9781405156509.