Behold Beatrice

Behold Beatrice

97 mins | Drama | March 8, 1944

The belated and revolting passion of a famous surgeon for a young orphan whom he once took in. He goes so far as to dishonor her to prevent her marriage to a young man she loves, whom she will however end up marrying. The young girl herself is not without reproach; she has missed a mother's love: in this ordeal, she has no sense of feminine dignity.

Behold Beatrice

97 mins | Drama | March 8, 1944

Behold Beatrice
The belated and revolting passion of a famous surgeon for a young orphan whom he once took in. He goes so far as to dishonor her to prevent her marriage to a young man she loves, whom she will however end up marrying. The young girl herself is not without reproach; she has missed a mother's love: in this ordeal, she has no sense of feminine dignity.
Producers Société Cinématographique Méditerranéenne de Production (CIMEP)
Original title Béatrice devant le désir
Directors Jean de Marguenat
Writers Jean de Marguenat, Pierre Frondaie, Charles de Peyret-Chappuis

Cast

Fernand Ledoux

as Doctor Mauléon

Jules Berry

as Richelière

Renée Faure

as Béatrice

Gérard Landry

as José

Thérèse Dorny

as Aunt Hermance

Jacques Berthier

as Jacques Richelière

Marie Carlot

as Paula

Henry Bonvallet

as Doctor Lemonsquier

Mario Cazes

as The violinist

Lucy Lancy

as Gaby

Emma Lyonel

as Madame Dourthe

Marfisa

as The singer

Marguerite Mayanne

as Madame de Saint-Savin

Marcelle Naudia

as The Baroness

Suzy Pierson

as Madame de Wallée

Robert Pizani

as Alfred

Simone Signoret

as Liliane Moraccini

Georges Térof

as Machonneau