The Impure Ones (1954)
Les impures
When Mario, a bad boy, is released from prison, he plans to live honestly with his wife Geneviève. But the latter has not waited for him and Mario, out of spite, accepts to work as a tout for Mr. Charlie, the boss of a white slave trade gang. His first assignment consists in seducing Michèle, a Montmartre nightclub singer and hostess, into signing a contract for Tangier. The young woman, however, who does this job only to support her young sister Danièle, falls for him and he for her. From then on Mario, without betraying himself, does his utmost to save Michèle -and Danièle for that matter - from the clutches of the gang...
- Date of release
- 1954-04-07
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Pierre Chevalier
Casting
- Raymond Pellegrin — Mario
- Micheline Presle — Michèle
- Louis de Funès — Le chef de train
- Dora Doll — Lili, une fille
- Jacques Duby — Fernand, le pianiste
- Colette Castel — Danièle
- Daniel Cauchy — Dédé, le barman de la boite
- Guy Mairesse — Bob, l'ami de Mario
- René Sarvil — Mr Dominique, le proxénète Marseillais
- Lila Kedrova — Mme Denis, la concierge
Interesting facts
Les Impures, is a 1954 French crime drama film, directed by Pierre Chevalier and written by Juliette Saint-Giniez with dialogue by André Tabet, starring Micheline Presle and Raymond Pellegrin. The film is known under the titles Human Cargo and The Impure Ones.
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