Women Without Hope

Women Without Hope
Directed by	Raoul André
Written by	René Blancard Raymond Caillava
Produced by	Jean Lefait Raymond Logeart
Starring	Gisèle Pascal Philippe Lemaire Louise Carletti
Cinematography	Roger Fellous
Edited by	Gabriel Rongier
Music by	Daniel Lesur
Production company	Vascos Films
Distributed by	Mondial Films
Release date	4 August 1954 (1954-08-04)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Women Without Hope (French: Marchandes d'illusions) is a 1954 French crime drama film directed by Raoul André and starring Gisèle Pascal, Philippe Lemaire and Louise Carletti.[1] [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. It is also known by the alternative title Nights of Shame.

Synopsis

Two prostitutes are in love with men, a painter and his best friend, who do not know about their backgrounds. When a fellow prostitute is murdered, they remain silent for fear that testifying will reveal their real employment to their boyfriends.

Cast

• Gisèle Pascal as Marie-Thérèse Langeac
• Philippe Lemaire as Pierre Larrieu
• Louise Carletti as Marcelle
• Raymond Pellegrin as René
• Nicole Courcel as Maria
• René Blancard as Le commissaire Denys
• Gina Manès as Mathilde Grigou
• Lisette Lebon as Sophie
• Paul Demange as Le marchand de couleurs
• René Havard as Le souteneur
• Jérôme Goulven as L'inspecteur Martial
• Simone Berthier as Monique
• Yette Lucas as La concierge
• Gaetan Panella as Mathilde Grigou
• Michel Ardan as Fernand Cortedani
• Bernard Musson as Le client endormi
• Yôko Tani as L'Eurasienne

References

1. Campbell p.129
2. Rège p.16

Bibliography

• Campbell, Russell. Marked Women: Prostitutes and Prostitution in the Cinema. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Women Without Hope at IMDb