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Quai des Orfèvres (1947)

106 min  -  Crime | Drama | Music  -   5 March 1948 (USA)
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Reviews: 20 user | 29 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis Jouvet Louis Jouvet ...
Simone Renant Simone Renant ...
Bernard Blier Bernard Blier ...
Suzy Delair Suzy Delair ...
Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey ...
Emile Lafour, un chauffeur de taxi
Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir ...
Pâquerette, la dame du vestiaire
Claudine Dupuis Claudine Dupuis ...
Manon
Charles Dullin Charles Dullin ...
Georges Brignon
Henri Arius Henri Arius ...
Léopardi, l' éditeur de musique (as Arius)
Charles Blavette Charles Blavette ...
Le gendarme Poitevin (as Blavette)
René Blancard René Blancard ...
Le commissaire principal de la P.J. (as R. Blancard)
Robert Dalban Robert Dalban ...
Paulo, un truand (as R. Dalban)
Jean Daurand Jean Daurand ...
L'inspecteur Picard (as J. Daurand)
Jean Dunot Jean Dunot ...
Nitram - un chanteur comique (as J. Dunot)
Jacques Grétillat Jacques Grétillat ...
Auguste (as J. Grétillat)
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Storyline

Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous guy. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in order to get some engagements, he looses his temper and threatens Brignon with death. But Jenny went anyway to a rendez-vous at the old man's, who is murdered the same evening. The criminal investigations are lead by Inspector Antoine... Written by Yepok  

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Jenny Lamour See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$152,961 (USA) (3 August 2003)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Majestic Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Portugal: (censored version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Variable Density)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Factual errors: When Antoine is repeating Maurice's deposition to the typist, he says that the confrontation between Maurice and Brignon at the restaurant took place on Wednesday, December 2, 1946. In 1946, December 2 fell on a Monday. See more »

Connections

Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Avec son tralala, son petit tralala, elle faisait tourner toutes les têtes"
Music by Francis Lopez
Lyrics by André Hornez
Sung by Jenny Lamour (Suzy Delair) See more »