Monsieur La Souris
{{short description|1942 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Monsieur La Souris
| image = Monsieur La Souris.jpg
| caption =
| director = Georges Lacombe
| producer =Roger Richebé
| based_on =Monsieur La Souris by Georges Simenon
| writer = Marcel Achard
| narrator =
| starring =Raimu
Aimé Clariond
Micheline Francey
| music = Georges Auric
| cinematography = Victor Arménise
| editing =Raymond Leboursier
| studio =Films Roger Richebé
| distributor = Films Roger Richebé
| released = {{Film date|1942|10|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Monsieur La Souris is a 1942 French mystery crime film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Raimu, Aimé Clariond and Micheline Francey.Rège p.584 {{cite web | url=https://www.unifrance.org/film/1758/monsieur-la-souris | title=Monsieur la Souris de Georges Lacombe (1942) - Unifrance }} It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.Goble p.931 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. The novel was later adapted into the 1950 British film Midnight Episode.
Cast
- Raimu as Monsieur La Souris
- Aimé Clariond as Simon Negretti
- René Bergeron as L'inspecteur Lognon
- Paul Amiot as Le commissaire Lucas
- Pierre Jourdan as Frédéric Muller
- Marcel Melrac as Jim
- Jo Dervo as Fred
- Micheline Francey as Lucile Boisvin
- Marie Carlot as Dora
- Charles Granval as Laborde
- Gilbert Gil as Christian Osting
- Raymond Aimos as Cupidon
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0035075}}
{{Georges Lacombe }}
Category:1940s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Georges Lacombe
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films based on Belgian novels
Category:Films based on works by Georges Simenon
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