The Martyr of Bougival (1949)

6.5/10 • 110 min • Comedy Drama

Overview

A prompter at the Folies-Bergères and admirer of a lovely dancer, the man named Jules has the unpleasant surprise of finding, one fine morning, the corpse of his beloved in a trunk. An investigation, more burlesque than tragic, will give a lot of trouble to Jules who will have great difficulty in proving his innocence.

Cast

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Maître Brigitte

Simone Paris

Arlette

Bach

Jules

Roland Armontel

Investigating judge

Alexandre Rignault

Inspector Foucher

René Lacourt

Modeste

Jacques Berlioz

Brachard

Raphaël Patorni

Mareuil

Nicolas Amato

Brigadier

Tony Laurent

Julien Maffre

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