''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian

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directed by

Pierre de Hérain Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director. de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France. His father, François de Hérain, was a painter. His mother, Eugén ...

and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) - Lepape * ''Seul'' (1932) - Michel * '' Fun in the Ba ...

.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The Murdered Model'' by

Stanislas-André Steeman Stanislas-Andre Steeman (Liège on 23 January 1908 – Menton on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian illustrator and French-language author. His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège. He wrote many mystery novels ...

. It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Lucien Aguettand. It marked the screen debut of Anne Vernon who went on to star in French and British films.

Synopsis

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stolen from the a shop window is found stabbed to death. It bears a curious resemblance to a man who was killed a year before.

Cast

* Blanchette Brunoy as Laure * Gilbert Gil as Armand *

as Léonisse *

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

as Léopold *

Jean-Roger Caussimon Jean-Roger Caussimon (24 July 1918 – 19 October 1985) was a "provocative, anarchising" French singer-songwriter and film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 and 1985 but is better known for having worked with poet-singer Léo Ferr ...

as Jérôme * Anne Vernon as Irène * Jacques Castelot as Emile * Jacques Sevrannes as Gilbert * Robert Balpo as Le chef de train * Geneviève Callix as Rose *

André Gabriello André Gabriello (1896–1975) was a French film actor. A character actor known for his supporting roles, notable appearances included Jean Renoir's '' Partie de campagne'' (1936) and Maurice Tourneur's '' Cecile Is Dead'' (1944).Waldman p.16 ...

as Charles * Pierre Magnier as Le notaire * Albert Dinan as Didier *

as Le docteur Furnelle * Mathilde Casadesus as Madame Malaise *

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as Le commissaire Aimé Malaise * Germaine Dermoz as Irma * Albert Broquin as Un consommateur * Sylvain as Le clerc de notaire

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1948 films French crime films Belgian crime films 1948 crime films 1940s French-language films Films based on Belgian novels Films directed by Pierre de Hérain French-language Belgian films 1940s French films Films based on works by Stanislas-André Steeman Films shot at Cité Elgé Studios French-language crime films {{1940s-France-film-stub