The Puritan

The Puritan

85 mins | Drama | Jan. 13, 1938

A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. A police inspector patiently and tirelessly stays on Barrault's trail, without putting him under arrest, though convinced he is the murderer, and waiting for the moment when he feels Barrault will break under the strain of his own religious fanaticism (IMDb).

The Puritan

85 mins | Drama | Jan. 13, 1938

The Puritan
A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. A police inspector patiently and tirelessly stays on Barrault's trail, without putting him under arrest, though convinced he is the murderer, and waiting for the moment when he feels Barrault will break under the strain of his own religious fanaticism (IMDb).
Producers
Original title Le puritain
Directors Jeff Musso
Writers Louis Postif, Jeannine Delpech, Jeff Musso, Liam O'Flaherty

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

as Le commissaire Lavan

Jean-Louis Barrault

as Francis Ferriter

Viviane Romance

as Molly

Louis-Jacques Boucot

as Monsieur Kelly

Mady Berry

as Madame Kelly

Alexandre Rignault

as Le docteur O'Leary

Ludmilla Pitoëff

as La tante de Thérésa

Alla Donell

as Thérésa Burke

Georges Flamant

as Callaghan

Pedro Elviro

as Un agent de la Sûreté

Marcel Delaître

as Le prêtre

Marthe Mellot

as Madame Ferriter

Geneviève Sorya

as La gourgandine