The Fraudster (French: Le fraudeur) is a 1937 French crime drama film directed by Léopold Simons and starring Félicien Tramel, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Lynen.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.

The Fraudster
Directed byLéopold Simons
Written byLéopold Simons
Produced byMario Bruitte
Paul Delemar
StarringFélicien Tramel
Ginette Leclerc
Robert Lynen
CinematographyRené Colas
Edited byHenriette Pinson
Jean Pouzet
Music byMaurice Jeanjean
Production
company
Bruitte et Delemar
Distributed byCompagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique
Release date
  • 19 November 1937 (1937-11-19)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Florimond, a smuggler is having difficulty with a consignment of goods. He gets accomplice and mistress Viviane to seduce Théo a naive peasant boy she encounters in order to rope him into their scheme.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.214

Bibliography

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  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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