The Strange Monsieur Victor

May 4, 1938

1h 43m

★ 6.9

Overview

Outwardly, Monsieur Victor would appear to be the model citizen. A respectable Toulon shopkeeper, he has a devoted wife and is courteous and considerate to all who know him. However, beneath this veneer of respectability hides a notorious receiver of stolen goods, who trades with hardened criminals. Victor manages to keep up his double life without any difficulty until the fateful day when one of his partners in crime threatens to expose him. Fearing a scandal, Victor kills the crook in a moment of panic, using a shoemaker's tool. Naturally, the murder is blamed on a local shoemaker, who is sentenced to ten years' hard labour. Seven years later, the former shoemaker reappears in Toulon, having escaped from prison. The first person to recognise him is Monsieur Victor...

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne (ACE)

UFA

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Cast

Victor Agardanne

Raimu

Madeleine Agardanne

Madeleine Renaud

Bastien Robineau

Pierre Blanchar

Adrienne Robineau

Viviane Romance

Robert Cerani

Andrex

La mère de Victor

Marcelle Géniat

Amédée

Georges Flamant

Le premier inspecteur

Charles Blavette

Rémi

Marcel Maupi

M. Noir

Charblay

Le second inspecteur

Armand Larcher

Un enfant

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