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The Road to Shame
The Road to Shame

The Road to Shame

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Thriller

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Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows that his fiancée goes to a rendezvous, but she would not tell him more than just that. Worried, Pierre follows her but he is attacked and stolen his identity papers by two men, Tom and Nasol, on the payroll of Quaglio, one of the city's bosses. Later on, Quaglio kills Nasol and deposits the body in a garage, leaving Pierre's papers nearby. As for Pierre, he manages to follow Tom to a villa where several young women have been invited. Pierre, horrified, realizes that this place is the headquarters for the white slave trade. - Written by Guy Bellinger

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 April 1959

Country

France

Cast

Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

Pierre Rossi

Magali Noël

Magali Noël

Coraline Merlin

Estella Blain

Estella Blain

Béatrice

Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Tom

Jane Marken

Jane Marken

Mrs. Cassini

Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

Merlin

François Darbon

François Darbon

Camille

Pierre Collet

Pierre Collet

Nasol

Jean Juillard

Jean Juillard

Pasquier

William Sabatier

William Sabatier

Carel

Anita Treyens

Anita Treyens

Brigitte

Monique Vita

Monique Vita

Nina

Claudie Laurence

Claudie Laurence

Jacqueline

Liliane Dreyfus

Liliane Dreyfus

Madeleine

Jacques Dacqmine

Jacques Dacqmine

Victor Quaglio

Dominique Boschero

Dominique Boschero

Thérèse

Yvon Sarray

Yvon Sarray

Delacour

Olivier Mathot

Olivier Mathot

Lambert

Jean Degrave

Jean Degrave

Félicien

Alain Nobis

Alain Nobis

Police commissioner

Marcel Bernier

Marcel Bernier

Inspector Thomas (uncredited)

Jacques Seiler

Jacques Seiler

Policeman in the car (uncredited)

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