One Does Not Die That Way

Jul 3, 1946

1h 35m

★ 0.0

Overview

In the studio where the famous director Eric Von Berg reigns, Pierre Vanier, the male star of the film and the lover of Berg's muse, dies while rehearsing a scene. Over the course of a tangled investigation, the culprit is unmasked. This honest dresser is the adoptive mother of Vanier's wife, too unhappy with such a husband. The inspector, moved, concludes a suicide.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Tarcali et Neubach

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Cast

Eric von Berg

Erich von Stroheim

Marianne

Anne-Marie Blanc

Lynn Laurens

Denise Vernac

Commissioner Martin

Jean Témerson

Assistant

René Havard

Doctor Jacques Forestier

Georges Lannes

The extra

Jacqueline Pierreux

Marcel Henri Bourjus, prop master

Sinoël

Producer

Marcel Vallée

Suzanne Bouvier

Sylvie

Stage manager

Jean Berton

Journalist

Lily Baron

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