Crime at the Concert Mayol
{{Short description|1954 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Crime at the Concert Mayol
| image =File:Crime at the Concert Mayol.jpg
| caption = Belgian poster
| director = Pierre Méré
| producer = Bernard-Roland
Georges Sénamaud
| writer = Jacques Chabannes
Lucien Rimels
| based_on =
| starring = Claude Godard
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Daniel Clérice
| music = Marcel Landowski
| cinematography = Pierre Dolley
| editing =Jacques Mavel
| studio = Les Films Lutétia
Union Européenne Cinématographie
| distributor = Sofradis
| released ={{Film date|1954|07|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = France
Italy
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.Rège p.714 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.Powrie & Cadalanu p.111
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
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
- {{IMDb title|0135850}}
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Pierre Méré
Category:French black-and-white films
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