''It Happened at the Inn'' (French: ''Goupi mains rouges'') is a 1943 French

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directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernand Ledoux,

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, Georges Rollin and

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. It follows an investigation into the family members of an old woman who has been murdered. The film is based on the 1937 novel with the same title by Pierre Véry. It was released in France on 14 April 1943. The film was shot at the

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, with

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taking place around Charente.

Cast

* Fernand Ledoux as Goupi-Mains rouges *

as Goupi-Tonkin * Georges Rollin as Goupi-Monsieur *

as Goupi-Muguet *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

as Goupi-Mes sous *

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as Goupi-Tisane *

Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor. He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' Quatre-vingt-treize'' (1920) * '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920) * '' The Three Masks' ...

as Goupi-L'Empereur *

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as Goupi-La Loi * Marcelle Hainia as Goupi-Cancan *

René Génin René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * '' Nights ...

as Goupi-Dicton *

Albert Rémy Albert Rémy (9 April 1921 – 26 January 1967) was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel's father in ''The 400 Blows'' and Charlie Koller's (Charles Aznavo ...

as Jean des Goupis *

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as Marie des Goupis *

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as Eusèbe, le gendarme *

Louis Seigner Louis Seigner (23 June 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a French actor. He was born in Saint-Chef, Isère, France, the son of Louise (Monin) and Joseph Seigner, and died in Paris. He was the father of actress Françoise Seigner, with Marie Cazeaux, ...

as L'instituteur * Pierre Labry as Minain * Maurice Marceau as Un porteur à la gare

References

Bibliography

* Slide, Anthony. ''Selected Film Criticism: Foreign Films, 1930-1950''. Scarecrow Press, 1984.

External links

* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035951/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 1940s mystery drama films 1943 films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Pierre Véry Films directed by Jacques Becker French mystery drama films 1940s French-language films French black-and-white films 1943 drama films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub