Scandal (1948 film)

Scandal
Directed by	René Le Hénaff
Written by	Pierre Léaud
Produced by	Jean Clerc
Starring	Paul Meurisse Odette Joyeux Jacqueline Pierreux
Cinematography	Marc Fossard
Edited by	Hélène Battini
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production company	Societe Universelle de Films
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	1 December 1948 (1948-12-01)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Scandal (French: Scandale) is a 1948 French mystery crime thriller film directed by René Le Hénaff and starring Paul Meurisse, Odette Joyeux and Jacqueline Pierreux.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.

Synopsis

Cécilia inherits a shady nightclub when her uncle dies. As it hard for the young woman to gain respect running the venue, Cécilia invents a fictitious husband gangster Steve Richardson. However one day a stranger turns up claiming to be Steve Richardson.

Cast

• Paul Meurisse as Steve Richardson
• Odette Joyeux as Cécilia
• Albert Dinan as Jeff
• Jacqueline Pierreux as Lily
• Philippe Lemaire as Pierre Porteval
• Charlotte Ecardas Suzanne
• Marcel Lupovici as Bonardi
• Philippe Olive as Raoul
• Marcel Pérès as M. Porteval
• Renée Thorel as Mme Porteval
• Jean Clarieux as Jo, le balafré
• Arsenio as Le tueur
• Yette Lucas as La logeuse

References

1. Rège p.608
2. https://www.unifrance.org/film/6142/scandale

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Scandal at IMDb