The beautiful Claudine Dupuis works in a night club "helped" by violent Robert Berri (the first part of the movie takes place inside and Berri is really violent, always smoking viciously). The dangerous Berri "gives" Dupuis' daughter to an old friend of her in exchange of money. Dupuis wants to take back her daughter. But Berri is extremely wicked and violent, it will be tough.
Richard Berri is really impressive, he makes me think of Charles Mac Graw. Claudine Dupuis is touching as the loving mother, during shooting she was very close to Zizi Saint Clair, her daughter in the movie and the director Jean Gourguet's own daughter. And we see that love on screen. A solid melodrama with lot of film noir scenes.
Jean Gourguet had some problems with censorship, shooting too much sexy or violent scenes. He bought in 1953 the movie theatre l'Escurial in which he installed Cinémascope.
Richard Berri is really impressive, he makes me think of Charles Mac Graw. Claudine Dupuis is touching as the loving mother, during shooting she was very close to Zizi Saint Clair, her daughter in the movie and the director Jean Gourguet's own daughter. And we see that love on screen. A solid melodrama with lot of film noir scenes.
Jean Gourguet had some problems with censorship, shooting too much sexy or violent scenes. He bought in 1953 the movie theatre l'Escurial in which he installed Cinémascope.
