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Strangers in the House
Strangers in the House

Strangers in the House

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DramaCrimeMystery

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Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

16 May 1942

Country

France

Cast

Raimu

Raimu

Maître Hector Loursat

Juliette Faber

Juliette Faber

Nicole Loursat

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Fine

Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson

Madame Manu

Tania Fédor

Tania Fédor

Madame Marthe Dossin

Marguerite Ducouret

Marguerite Ducouret

Angèle

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Ducup

Jacques Baumer

Jacques Baumer

Maître Gérard Rogissart

Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

Le commissaire Binet

André Reybaz

André Reybaz

Émile Manu

Jacques Grétillat

Jacques Grétillat

Le président du tribunal des assises

Lucien Coëdel

Lucien Coëdel

Jo, le patron du "Boxing Bar"

Marc Doelnitz

Marc Doelnitz

Edmond Dossin

Jacques Denoël

Jacques Denoël

Marcel Destrivaux

Pierre Ringel

Pierre Ringel

Daillat

Marcel Mouloudji

Marcel Mouloudji

Ephraïm (Amédé) Luska

Raymond Cordy

Raymond Cordy

L'huissier aux Assises

Paul Barge

Paul Barge

Le gardien de prison (uncredited)

Lucien Bryonne

Lucien Bryonne

Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)

Martine Carol

Martine Carol

Une spectatrice aux Assises (uncredited)

Jacques Courtin

Jacques Courtin

Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)

Raymond Dardelin

Raymond Dardelin

Un garde aux Assises (uncredited)

Henri de Livry

Henri de Livry

Monsieur Georges, le libraire (uncredited)

Max Delty

Max Delty

Destrivaux père (uncredited)

Arthur Devère

Arthur Devère

Le docteur (uncredited)

Lise Donat

Lise Donat

Adèle (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre

L'agent (uncredited)

Fernand Flament

Fernand Flament

Un policier chez Manu (uncredited)

Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Fresnay

Le narrateur (uncredited)

Georges Gosset

Georges Gosset

(uncredited)

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

(uncredited)

Langlois

Langlois

L'oncle Daillat (uncredited)

Marcel Lestan

Marcel Lestan

Le gendarme (uncredited)

Yette Lucas

Yette Lucas

Une mère au tribunal (uncredited)

Franck Maurice

Franck Maurice

Un joueur de belote (uncredited)

Bernard Noël

Bernard Noël

(uncredited)

Jean Négroni

Jean Négroni

(uncredited)

Claire Olivier

Claire Olivier

Madame Daillat (uncredited)

Max Revor

Max Revor

Le greffier aux Assises (uncredited)

Henri Roy

Henri Roy

Daillat père (uncredited)

Maurice Salabert

Maurice Salabert

(uncredited)

Yvonne Scheffer

Yvonne Scheffer

La Gourde (uncredited)

Simone Sylvestre

Simone Sylvestre

Une journaliste (uncredited)

Génia Vaury

Génia Vaury

Madame Laurence Rogissart (uncredited)

Charles Vissières

Charles Vissières

Le greffier de Ducup (uncredited)

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