''Accused, Stand Up!'' (French: ''Accusée, levez-vous!'') is a 1930 French

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directed by

Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...

and starring Gaby Morlay,

Suzanne Delvé Suzanne Delvé (1892–1986) was a French film actress. While most of her roles were during the silent era, she also appeared in a few sound films such as Maurice Tourneur's ''Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930).Waldman p.142 Selected filmography * '' Le ...

and

Camille Bert Camille Bert (1880–1970) was a French actor. Born Camille Léon Louis Bertrand in Orléans, he died in Paris in 1970. Selected filmography * ''Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) * ''The Thruster'' (1924) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926) * ' ...

.Waldman p.142 After the two female stars of a Parisian

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are seen arguing, one of them turns up dead. This leads to the arrest and trial of the other until the real culprit is caught. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Cast

* Gaby Morlay as Gaby Delange *

as Yvonne Delys *

as Le Défenseur * Jean Dax as Désiré Larivière * André Dubosc as Le Président du Tribunal *

Georges Paulais Georges Paulais (16 September 1884 – 12 December 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born in Guimps, Charente, France and died in Chabanais, Charente, France. Selected filmograph ...

as L'Avocat Général * Alexandre Mihalesco as Le Concierge *

André Roanne André Roanne (born André Albert Louis Rahou; 22 September 1896, in Paris – 4 September 1959, in Cannes) was a French actor. He began his career playing in short films, and acted in 91 films in total, most notably those of Fernandel. Most of hi ...

as André Darbois *

Charles Vanel Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, ...

as Henri Lapalle *

Raymond Aimos Raymond Aimos (4 February 1889 – 22 August 1944) was a French film actor.Capua p.127 Selected filmography * ''Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * ''Under the Roofs of Paris'' (1930) * '' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * '' T ...

as Joueur de belote * Octave Berthier as Le caissier *

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as L'huissier aux Assises *

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as Habilleuse noire * Fignolita as Habilleuse * Paul Franceschi as Flamberger, le vieil acteur *

Jean-François Martial Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fo ...

as Consommateur au musette *

Gaston Mauger Gaston Mauger (13 March 1878 – 18 October 1954) was a French stage and film actor. He made around forty film appearances, including the 1932 thriller ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * ''Acc ...

as Le directeur du théâtre Follies-Montmartre *

André Nicolle André Nicolle (1 June 1885 – 25 February 1945) was a French film actor.Phillips p.212 Selected filmography * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Karina the Dancer'' (1928) * '' The Vein'' (1928) * '' Temptation'' (1929) * ''The Unknown Dancer ...

as Docteur Louis *

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as Garde municipal * Nicole Rozan as Nénett

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.

External links

* 1930 films French crime films 1930 crime films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Tourneur Films set in Paris Pathé films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub