The Last Penny

1946 film
  • 23 January 1946 (1946-01-23)
Running time
90 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Last Penny (French: Le dernier sou) is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continental Films, which she believed led to her arrest by the authorities following the Liberation.[1] Although it was made during the Second World War the film was not released until March 1946.

Synopsis

A secretary tries to save her friend's company from being bankrupted by unscrupulous figures.

Cast

  • Gilbert Gil as Pierre Durban
  • Ginette Leclerc as Marcelle Levasseur
  • Fernand Charpin as Colon
  • Noël Roquevert as Stéfani
  • Jacques Berlioz as Le président du tribunal
  • Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Durban
  • Annie France as Jacqueline
  • René Génin as Perrin
  • Zélie Yzelle
  • Guy Decomble

References

  1. ^ Mayne p.84

Bibliography

  • Mayne, Judith. Le Corbeau. University of Illinois Press, 2007.

External links

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