Justin de Marseille

1935 film
  • 5 April 1935 (1935-04-05)
Running time
95 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Justin de Marseille is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey and Alexandre Rignault.[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris and on location around Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.

Synopsis

A journalist from Paris investigates why the port city of Marseille has developed a reputation as France's Chicago due to its gangsters. Two crime gangs engaged in a fierce rivalry led by Justin, a local man, and the ruthless Esposito from Naples who has moved into smuggling opium.

Cast

  • Antonin Berval as Justin
  • Pierre Larquey as Le Bègue
  • Alexandre Rignault as Esposito
  • Ghislaine Bru as Totone
  • Line Noro as La Rougeole
  • Paul Ollivier as Achille
  • Raymond Aimos as Le Fada
  • Armand Larcher as Silvio
  • Paul Amiot as Le sous-directeur de la Sûreté
  • Duluard as Pantalon
  • Marcel Raine as Brutus
  • Paul Grail as Félicien
  • Milly Mathis as Mme Trompette
  • Marthe Mellot as La mère de Justin
  • Renée Dennsy as Ninette
  • Marguerite Chabert as Mme Olympe
  • Tino Rossi as Le chanteur
  • Anthony Gildès as Le curé
  • Gaby Basset as Mado
  • José Davert as L'Ancien
  • Viviane Romance as Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe

References

  1. ^ Hewitt p.117
  2. ^ Waldman p.150

Bibliography

  • Hewitt, Nicholas. Wicked City: The Many Cultures of Marseille. Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.

External links

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