The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock

May 21, 1942

1h 38m

★ 6.0

Overview

The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field. Side by side they will investigate several events: an air show that ends tragically, the coming to France of a Hollywood actress, a lightship caught in a terrible storm...

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

S.N.E. Gaumont

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Cast

Pierre Rabaud

Pierre Fresnay

Hélène Perrin

Marie Déa

François Marchal

Pierre Renoir

Phalanpin

Pierre Larquey

Valentin

Marcel Vallée

Fragonard

Fred Pasquali

André Bertod

Bernard Blier

Bedu

René Génin

Meulon aka Borniol

Jean Brochard

Perrier des Gachons

Louis Salou

Aubry

Claudette Louvois

Tania Fédor

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