The Real Culprit

The Real Culprit
Directed by	Pierre Thévenard
Written by	Pierre Thévenard
Produced by	Georges de La Grandière
Starring	Raymond Souplex Philippe Lemaire Jean Davy
Cinematography	Jean Bourgoin
Edited by	Georges Alépée
Music by	André Jolivet
Production company	Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique
Distributed by	Les Films Dispa
Release date	4 July 1951 (1951-07-04)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Real Culprit (French: Le vrai coupable) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Thévenard and starring Raymond Souplex, Philippe Lemaire and Jean Davy.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

Synopsis

Police investigating the murder of a young woman discover that she was pregnant when killed. Inspector Querneau's suspicions falls on Mario, the lover who abandoned her after discovering she was going to have a child. Although he turns out to be innocent of the actual crime of murder, it is clear his behaviour makes him the real culprit.

Cast

• Raymond Souplex as Inspecteur Querneau
• Philippe Lemaire as Mario
• Jean Davy as Dr. Delorme
• Pauline Carton as La concierge
• André Valmy as Inspecteur Dumont
• France Descaut as Josette
• Jeanne Lion as La bonne
• Clément Thierry as Georges
• Bernard Musson as Un gendarme
• Odette Lemarchand as La malade
• René Hell as Un clochard

References

1. Rège p.957
2. Bessy & Chirat p.98

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• The Real Culprit at IMDb