The Last Penny

The Last Penny
Directed by	André Cayatte
Written by	Louis Chavance André Cayatte
Produced by	Raymond Borderie
Starring	Ginette Leclerc Gilbert Gil Fernand Charpin
Cinematography	Charles Bauer
Edited by	Marguerite Beaugé
Music by	Jacques Dupont
Production company	Continental Films
Distributed by	Films Sonores Tobis
Release date	23 January 1946 (1946-01-23)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Last Penny (French: Le dernier sou) is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continental Films, which she believed led to her arrest by the authorities following the Liberation.[1] Although it was made during the Second World War the film was not released until March 1946.

Synopsis

A secretary tries to save her friend's company from being bankrupted by unscrupulous figures.

Cast

• Gilbert Gil as Pierre Durban
• Ginette Leclerc as Marcelle Levasseur
• Fernand Charpin as Colon
• Noël Roquevert as Stéfani
• Jacques Berlioz as Le président du tribunal
• Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Durban
• Annie France as Jacqueline
• René Génin as Perrin
• Zélie Yzelle
• Guy Decomble

References

1. Mayne p.84

Bibliography

• Mayne, Judith. Le Corbeau. University of Illinois Press, 2007.

External links

• The Last Penny at IMDb