Inspector Grey
1936 film
Inspector Grey Directed by Maurice de Canonge Written by Maurice de Canonge Based on Inspector Grey by Alfred GragnonStarring Maurice Lagrenée Jean Brochard Colette BroïdoCinematography André Dantan Production company
Société des Films d'Aventures
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84 minutes Country France Language French
Inspector Grey (French: Inspecteur Grey ) is a 1936 French crime film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Maurice Lagrenée , Jean Brochard and Colette Broïdo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. It was based on a novel by Alfred Gragnon. It was followed by three sequels beginning with L'Empreinte rouge in 1937.
Cast
Maurice Lagrenée as L'inspecteur Grey
Raymond Maurel as Dupré
Colette Broïdo as Hélène
Paule Dagrève as Monique Jeffries
Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Poussin
Gine Elly as La fille Rachaud
Victor Grail as Victor
Fernand Mailly as Le commissaire
Alexandre Mihalesco as Brown
Nicole Ray as Armandine
Sylvaine as Victoire
References
↑ Bessy & Chirat p.175
↑ Crisp p.407
↑ Goble p.189
Bibliography
Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939 . Pygmalion, 1986.
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939 . Indiana University Press, 2002.
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film . Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1 . Scarecrow Press, 2009.