Valley of Hell

Valley of Hell

88 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 1943

Noël Bienvenu, owner of a career, is a widower and lives with his parents. His son Bastien, whom he despises, was sentenced to six months in prison for theft. Noël goes to see a dying friend, Romieux, who asks him to take care of his daughter Marthe, who has settled in Paris (Batignolles district). Noël goes there and discovers that Marthe is destitute (her lover Gaston being an incarcerated mobster): he then offers her to come and live with him and soon, marries her.

Valley of Hell

88 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 1943

Valley of Hell
Noël Bienvenu, owner of a career, is a widower and lives with his parents. His son Bastien, whom he despises, was sentenced to six months in prison for theft. Noël goes to see a dying friend, Romieux, who asks him to take care of his daughter Marthe, who has settled in Paris (Batignolles district). Noël goes there and discovers that Marthe is destitute (her lover Gaston being an incarcerated mobster): he then offers her to come and live with him and soon, marries her.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Continental Films
Original title Le Val d'enfer
Directors Maurice Tourneur
Writers Carlo Rim

Cast

Ginette Leclerc

as Marthe

Gabrielle Fontan

as La mère Bienvenu

Nicole Chollet

as Gustine

Colette Régis

as La religieuse

Gabriel Gabrio

as Noël Bienvenu

Édouard Delmont

as Le père Bienvenu

Lucien Gallas

as Barthélémy

Raymond Cordy

as Poiroux

Charles Blavette

as Cagnard

André Reybaz

as Bastien Bienvenu

Paul Fournier

as Romieux