The Convict

The Convict

96 mins | Drama | March 7, 1951

The practice of Dr. Julien, a GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient dies at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man's money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he is soon given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and, thanks to her, Julien starts considering that a new life is possible for him.

The Convict

96 mins | Drama | March 7, 1951

The Convict
The practice of Dr. Julien, a GP of Marseilles, consists mainly of drug-addicts. One day, one of his patient dies at his surgery and Julien yields to the temptation : he steals the dead man's money and hides the corpse in a trunk. But the whole thing is discovered and ... misinterpreted. The doctor is condemned for killing the junkie and sent to the Cayenne convict prison, from which he escapes. The Indians give him shelter and he is soon given the opportunity to return their good deed when a yellow fever epidemic strikes their tribe. A young woman helps to fight the disease and, thanks to her, Julien starts considering that a new life is possible for him.
Producers Sport-Films
Original title Le Bagnard
Directors Willy Rozier
Writers Willy Rozier

Cast

Pierre Gay

as Doctor Julien

Lucien Nat

as Messner

Lili Bontemps

as Marie-Lou

Henri Arius

as The neighbor

Roger Blin

as Convict

Juliette Faber

as Pilar

Lucien Callamand

as Maître Gloriette

Daniel Mendaille

as Head of the plantation

Henry Houry

as Defense lawyer

Milly Mathis

as Mrs. Rosano

Georges Sellier

as Professor Elie Dubois, a doctor

Anna Berrecci

as Anna

André Wasley

as Convict

Colette Deréal

as Emma

Jenny Hélia

as The laughing woman

Marco Villa

as Ratichon

Marthe Marty

as Emma's mother

Max Amyl

as Accordionist

Maurice Benard

as General Counsel

Lucien Blondeau

as Doctor Vicente (uncredited)

Bréols

as (uncredited)

Marcel Delaître

as Professor Roméo Verger, a doctor (uncredited)

Roger Monteaux

as Commissioner of Police (uncredited)