Latin Quarter (1945 film)

Latin Quarter
Latin Quarter
	Danish theatrical poster
Directed by	Vernon Sewell
Written by	Vernon Sewell
Based on	play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills; C. Vylars
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Derrick De Marney; Joan Greenwood; Beresford Egan
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Music by	Allan Gray
Production; company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Films
Release date	16 October 1945
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Latin Quarter is a 1945 British thriller, which was directed by Vernon Sewell and stars Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood and Beresford Egan. The film is an adaptation of the play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills and C. Vylars. It was Sewell's second film version of the story, following The Medium in 1934.^[2] It was made by British National Films at their studios in Elstree and was released in the United States as Frenzy.

Plot[edit]

In the Paris of 1893, sculptor Charles Garrie (De Marney) enters into an illicit relationship with the married Christine Minetti (Greenwood). Christine's husband Anton (Egan) is also a sculptor, and mentally unstable. Anton finds out about Christine's affair and soon after she vanishes without trace. Although the police consider Anton the prime suspect in being involved in his wife's disappearance, they can find no incriminating evidence, nor any lead as to her whereabouts, alive or dead.

Anton's mental deterioration gathers pace, and in due course he is arrested for the murder of his mistress and in this case there is no doubt of his guilt. He still refuses however to give any indication of what happened to Christine. Charles remains desperate to discover Christine's fate, and relates the whole story to a criminologist (Frederick Valk). A psychic is called in and a séance is held in Anton's studio, revealing that Christine has always been much closer to home than anyone could have realised.

Cast[edit]

Derrick De Marney as Charles Garrie
Beresford Egan as Anton Minetti
Joan Greenwood as Christine Minetti
Frederick Valk as Dr. Ivan Krasner
Sybille Binder as Mme. Cordova
Joan Seton as Lucille Lindbeck
Lily Kann as Maria
Valentine Dyall as Prefect of Police
Gerhard Kempinski as Sergeant
Espinosa as Ballet Master
Margaret Clarke as Ballet Mistress
Bruce Winston as Jo-Jo
Anthony Hawtrey as Specialist
Martin Miller as Morgue keeper

References[edit]

^ Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.
^ "LATIN QUARTER (1946)". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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[vernon-1] Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.

[2] "LATIN QUARTER (1946)". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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