Scandal (1948 film)

Scandal
Scandal
Directed by	René Le Hénaff
Written by	Pierre Léaud
Produced by	Jean Clerc
Starring	Paul Meurisse ; Odette Joyeux ; Jacqueline Pierreux
Cinematography	Marc Fossard
Edited by	Hélène Battini
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production; company	Societe Universelle de Films
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	1 December 1948;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Scandal (French: Scandale) is a 1948 French mystery crime thriller film directed by René Le Hénaff and starring Paul Meurisse, Odette Joyeux and Jacqueline Pierreux.^[1]^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.

Synopsis

Cécilia inherits a shady nightclub when her uncle dies. As it hard for the young woman to gain respect running the venue, Cécilia invents a fictitious husband gangster Steve Richardson. However one day a stranger turns up claiming to be Steve Richardson.

Cast

Paul Meurisse as Steve Richardson
Odette Joyeux as Cécilia
Albert Dinan as Jeff
Jacqueline Pierreux as Lily
Philippe Lemaire as Pierre Porteval
Charlotte Ecardas Suzanne
Marcel Lupovici as Bonardi
Philippe Olive as Raoul
Marcel Pérès as M. Porteval
Renée Thorel as Mme Porteval
Jean Clarieux as Jo, le balafré
Arsenio as Le tueur
Yette Lucas as La logeuse

References

^ Rège p.608
^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/6142/scandale

Bibliography

Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.