''Judicial Error'' (French: ''Erreur judiciaire'') is a 1948 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Maurice de Canonge Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon. Selected filmography Director * '' Inspector Grey'' (1936) * ''Captain ...

and starring

Michèle Alfa Michèle Alfa (born Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignot; August 20, 1911 – August 24, 1987) was a French stage and film actress. After appearing mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s she starred in a number of films during the 1940s. ...

Jimmy Gaillard Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor. Selected filmography * '' Peach Skin'' (1929) * '' Heart of Paris'' (1932) * '' Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Nightclub H ...

and

Lucienne Le Marchand Lucienne Le Marchand (15 November 1908 – 9 February 1992) was a Belgian stage, film and television actress.Goble p.115 Selected filmography * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) ...

.Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. (in French) Pygmalion, 1986. p. 172. . The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti.

Synopsis

After a

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is driven to suicide by his wife's reckless spending, an innocent

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is wrongly implicated in a crime.

Cast

as Janine Heurteaux *

as Bob Richard *

as Suzanne Gauthier-Duvergne *

Jean Davy Jean Davy (15 October 1911 – 5 February 2001) was a French film, stage voice actor. Career He was a Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. In the premiere production of '' Antigone'' in Paris, 1944, Davy created the role of Créon.

as Me Lenoir *

Marcel Dalio Marcel Dalio (born Marcel Benoit Blauschild; 23 November 1899 in Paris – 18 November 1983) was a French movie actor. He had major roles in two films directed by Jean Renoir, '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939) ...

as Dinari *Robert le Béal as Gauthier-Duvergne *Nicolas Amato as the money changer *

Yves Brainville Yves Brainville (8 March 1914 – 16 November 1993) was a French film and television actor.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''Entrée des artistes'' (1938) - Sylvestre * ''Accord final'' (1938) - Chenal - l'ami de Georges * ''Eduardo VII'' ...

as Jacques Heurteaux * Jean-Jacques Delbo as Stefano *Agnès Laury as "Hen" *

Robert Seller Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, i ...

as Monsieur de Berville *

Jacques Berlioz Jacques Berlioz (9 December 1891, Paris – 21 December 1975) was a French zoologist and ornithologist, specializing in hummingbirds. He was a grand-nephew of composer Hector Berlioz (1803–1869). Berlioz was born in Paris, where the family h ...

as the prosecutor *Géno Ferny as Joseph *

Jacques Henley Jacques Henley (born Jacques Dhote) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Our Masters, the Servants'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1931) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * '' The Regiment's Cha ...

as American * Gaston Dupray as manager of the café *Jérôme Goulven as the Commissioner *

Pierre Magnier Pierre Frédéric Magnier (February 22, 1869 - October 15, 1959) was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' in any film in ...

as the President of the tribunal *Jacques Mattler as the Advocate General

References

External links

* 1948 drama films French drama films Films directed by Maurice de Canonge 1940s French-language films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub