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Justin de Marseille
Justin de Marseille
Directed by	Maurice Tourneur
Written by	Carlo Rim
Produced by	Bernard Natan ; Emile Natan
Starring	Antonin Berval ; Pierre Larquey ; Alexandre Rignault
Cinematography	Georges Benoît
Music by	Jacques Ibert
Production; company	Pathé-Natan
Distributed by	Pathé-Natan
Release date	5 April 1935;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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

^ Hewitt p.117
^ 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.