''Bal Tabarin'' is a 1952 American

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directed by Philip Ford and starring Muriel Lawrence, William Ching,

Claire Carleton Claire Carleton (September 28, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was an American actress whose career spanned four decades from the 1930s through the 1960s. She appeared in over 100 films, the majority of them features, and on numerous television ...

and Steven Geray. The film was released on June 1, 1952 by Republic Pictures.Martin p.296

Synopsis

Judy Allen, a struggling American

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takes a job as a

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to a wealthy man. When he is then killed, she flees from the police and takes shelter in the

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apartment of her friend Stella Simmons. There she manages to get a job performing at the Bal Tabarin

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Cast

*Muriel Lawrence as Judy Allen * William Ching as Don Barlow *

as Stella Simmons * Steve Brodie as Joe Goheen * Steven Geray as Inspector Manet *Carl Milletaire as Little Augie *Jan Rubini as Violinist *

Tom Powers Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eug ...

as Eddie Mendies *

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as Jean Dufar * Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Madame Ramquet *Herbert Deans as Inspector Llewelyn *The Famous French Can-Can Dancers as Ensemble

References

Bibliography

* Martin, Len D. . ''The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

* 1952 films American drama films 1952 drama films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Philip Ford American black-and-white films Films set in Paris Films set in Los Angeles 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub