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Crime at the Concert Mayol
Crime at the Concert Mayol
	Belgian poster
Directed by	Pierre Méré
Written by	Jacques Chabannes ; Lucien Rimels
Produced by	Bernard-Roland ; Georges Sénamaud
Starring	Claude Godard ; Jean-Pierre Kérien ; Daniel Clérice
Cinematography	Pierre Dolley
Edited by	Jacques Mavel
Music by	Marcel Landowski
Production; companies	Les Films Lutétia ; Union Européenne Cinématographie
Distributed by	Sofradis
Release date	19 July 1954;
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	France ; Italy
Language	French

Crime at the Concert Mayol (French: Crime au Concert Mayol) is a 1954 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Pierre Méré and starring Claude Godard, Jean-Pierre Kérien and Daniel Clérice.^[1] It is set at the Concert Mayol in Paris, a cabaret that became known for its striptease shows after the Second World War. The film intercuts between musical numbers in the venue and the investigations of the detectives offstage.^[2]

Synopsis

At a Parisian music hall venue Mado, the star performer, narrowly survives an attempt to murder her. The investigating police are called in again soon afterwards when the body of another woman is discovered shot dead in Mado's dressing room.

Cast

Claude Godard as Mado
Jean-Pierre Kérien as Inspecteur Million
Daniel Clérice as Max
Robert Berri as Fred
Jean Tissier as M Grumeau
Jean Daurand as Bill
Ariane Lancell as La danseuse
Paul Demange as Nestor
Fernand Gilbert as L'imprésario
Charles Roy as Le commissaire
Christian Lude as Le médecin
Gina Manès as La concierge
Célia Cortez as Lydia
Paul Ensia as Le directeur
Simone Berthier as L'infirmière
Jean Blancheur as Un inspecteur
Sylvain Levignac as Un truand
Julien Maffre as Le machiniste
Franck Maurice as Un inspecteur
Marcel Portier as L'adjoint de Million
Georges Sauval as Le voisin

References

^ Rège p.714
^ Powrie & Cadalanu p.111

Bibliography

Powrie, Phil & Cadalanu, Marie . The French Film Musical. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

Crime at the Concert Mayol at IMDb

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[1] Rège p.714

[2] Powrie & Cadalanu p.111

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