Gigolo

Gigolo

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 8, 1951

Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady woman who persuaded him to pose for pornographic photos meant for lonely aging women. Marceau also served as a gigolo before the war and captivity put an end to this juicy business. Now he wants to start a new life, all the more as ha has found love in the person of a pure young lady named Dominique. But Madame Alice won't hear of it...

Gigolo

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 8, 1951

Gigolo
Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady woman who persuaded him to pose for pornographic photos meant for lonely aging women. Marceau also served as a gigolo before the war and captivity put an end to this juicy business. Now he wants to start a new life, all the more as ha has found love in the person of a pure young lady named Dominique. But Madame Alice won't hear of it...
Producers Films Roger Richebé
Original title Gibier de potence
Directors André Baud, Roger Richebé
Writers Jean-Louis Curtis, Maurice Blondeau, Jean Aurenche

Cast

Arletty

as Mme Alice

Nicole Courcel

as Dominique

Pierre Dux

as le père Quentin

Mona Goya

as Henriette

Marcel Mouloudji

as Ernest

Robert Dalban

as le boucher

Georges Marchal

as Marceau Le Guen

André Carnège

as Le frère Benedict

Renée Cosima

as Ginette

Allain Dhurtal

as Philippe D'Arjelouve

Simone Michels

as La bouchère

Pierre Morin

as Le commissaire

Maurice Nasil

as Le notaire Comarieu

Palau

as Monsieur Paul

Simone Paris

as Mme Dancourt

Georges Paulais

as Le frère Bartholomé

Maria Ventura

as Consuelo

Yvonne Dany

as (uncredited)

Jacques Erwin

as (uncredited)

Guy Favières

as Le vieil homme avec l'enfant (uncredited)

Dominique Marcas

as (uncredited)

Albert Michel

as Antoine (uncredited)

Frédérique Nadar

as Mme Duperraux (uncredited)

André Pradel

as (uncredited)

Micheline Rolla

as (uncredited)

Guy Saint-Clair

as (uncredited)

Robert Seller

as Un client (uncredited)

Frédéric Valmain

as (uncredited)