The Real Culprit (French: Le vrai coupable) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Thévenard and starring Raymond Souplex, Philippe Lemaire and Jean Davy.Rège p.957 Bessy & Chirat p.98 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Synopsis Police investigating the murder of a young woman discover that she was pregnant when killed. Inspector Querneau's suspicions falls on Mario, the lover who abandoned her after discovering she was going to have a child. Although he turns out to be innocent of the actual crime of murder, it is clear his behaviour makes him the real culprit.
Cast Raymond Souplex as Inspecteur Querneau Philippe Lemaire as Mario Jean Davy as Dr. Delorme Pauline Carton as La concierge André Valmy as Inspecteur Dumont France Descaut as Josette Jeanne Lion as La bonne Clément Thierry as Georges Bernard Musson as Un gendarme Odette Lemarchand as La malade René Hell as Un clochard
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Bibliography Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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