''Rumours'' (French: ''Rumeurs'') is a 1947 French

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directed by

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and starring

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Jany Holt Jany Holt (born Ruxandra Ecaterina Vladescu Olt, 13 May 1909 – 26 October 2005) was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema. Holt married French actor Marcel Dalio in 1936, divorcing in 1939. In 1940, Holt married a ...

and

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.Barrot & Chirat p.91 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

In a small town in

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, the killing of a promiscuous local woman leads to suspicions against the town's

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. While the police are unable to prove anything against him, the violent rumours that spread around the area begin to drive him out of his mind and he begins to believe he really is murderous.

Cast

as Jean *

as Aline *

as Le patron *

Pierre Palau Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commi ...

as Le coiffeur *

Annette Poivre Annette Poivre (24 June 1917 – 2 June 1988) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Hayward p.241 She was married to the actor Raymond Bussières with whom she sometimes co-starred. Poivre was noted for her comic performances. Selected ...

as La serveuse *

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as Le maire *

Lucien Callamand Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (1 April 1888 in Marseille – 3 December 1968 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 and 1 ...

as Dufour *

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as Le braconnier * Fransined as Le garçon de café *

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as François *

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as Le mécano *

Georges Hubert Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 ...

as Le garagiste *

Annie Hémery Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (Malayalam actress) (born 1975), Indian actress who works in Malayalam-language films * ...

as Marthe *

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as Rose

References

Bibliography

* Barrot, Olivier & Chirat, Raymond. ''Noir et blanc: 250 acteurs du cinéma français, 1930-1960''. Flammarion, 2000. .

External links

* 1947 films 1947 crime drama films 1940s French-language films French crime drama films Films directed by Jacques Daroy Films set in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 1940s French films French-language crime drama films {{1940s-France-film-stub