Alone in the Night (1945 film)

Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night
Directed by	Christian Stengel
Written by	Yves Boisyvon ; Jacqueline Boisyvon ; Christian Stengel ; Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by	Raymond Borderie ; Adrien Remaugé
Starring	Bernard Blier ; Sophie Desmarets ; Jacques Pills
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Claude Ibéria
Music by	Francis Lopez ; Louiguy ; Jean Solar
Production; companies	Pathé Consortium Cinéma ; Général Films
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	21 November 1945
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Alone in the Night (French: Seul dans la nuit) is a 1945 French drama film directed by Christian Stengel and starring Bernard Blier and starring Bernard Blier, Sophie Desmarets and Jacques Pills

The film recorded admissions in France of 2,844,119.^[1] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

Synopsis

A series of crimes is being perpetrated around a famous singer. Strangely, during each of the crimes, the artist's voice is heard humming his favorite song. Suspicions lead to a chase through a nocturnal Paris, ending in a disused theater where the assassin has lured his final victim.

Cast

Bernard Blier : L'inspecteur Robert Pascal
Sophie Desmarets : Thérèse Planquine, la fille du chef de la P.J
Jacques Pills : Marny, alias : Jacques Sartory
Jean Davy : Alain Dalbrey, le secrétaire de Sartory
Louis Salou : Mr Tolu, l'original, naturaliste
Jacques Morel : Raymond Melor, l'imitateur
Marcel André : Le commissaire Planquine, chef de la P.J
Jean Wall : Stéphane Marcheau, le pianiste compositeur
Robert Le Fort : L'inspecteur Legal
Annette Poivre : Mireille, la secrétaire, dactylo
Ginette Baudin : Liliane Roy, l'amie de Sartory
André Wasley : L'inspecteur Bernard
Jacques Dynam : Le chasseur
Nathalie Nattier : Louise Chabot, une victime
Sylvaine Claudel : L'arpète
Ariane Muratore : Mme Lalorgue
Odette Barancey : Odette, la domestique des "Planquine"
Luce Fabiole : Mme Henry
Emile Riandreys : Deval, le journaliste
Jacques Hélian et son orchestre
Belaïeff
Mercédès Brare
Denise Benoit
Léonce Corne

Bibliography

Raymond Chirat : Catalogue des films français de long métrage. Films de fiction 1940-1950 (Editions Imprimerie Saint-Paul, S.A., Luxembourg 1981), N°684.

External links

Alone in the Night at IMDb
Affiche sur le site de Unifrance Films

References

^ French box office results for 1945 at Box Office Story

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[1] French box office results for 1945 at Box Office Story

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