''Case of Conscience'' (French: ''Cas de conscience'') is a 1939 French

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directed by

Walter Kapps Walter Kapps (September 13, 1907 - February 1, 1975), was a French film director. Partial filmography * 1936 : ''Les Gaietés du palace'' * 1937 : ''Pantins d'amour'' * 1939 : ''Case of Conscience'' * 1942 : ' * 1943 : ''Mahlia la métisse' ...

and starring

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and

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.Crisp p.415 The film's sets were designed by the

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Claude Bouxin Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * ''Fanatisme ...

and

Roland Quignon Roland Quignon (1897–1984) was a French art director.Crisp p.151 He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. He also directed four films. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''The House Across the Street'' ( ...

Synopsis

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's pioneering

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is put at jeopardy as he runs out of money. When a rich but miserly uncle comes to stay, he suffers a heart attack. The doctor chooses not to help him, leaving him to die. With his uncle's money he is able to complete his research, earning him great success, but filling him with a deep sense of remorse.

Cast

as Madeleine Granval *

as Laurent Arnoux *

as Jacques Grandval *

Colette Darfeuil Colette Darfeuil (born Emma Henriette Augustine Floquet, 7 February 1906 – 15 October 1998) was a French actress whose film career began at age 14 in 1920 and continued through the early 1950s. Darfeuil made her screen debut in at age 14 ...

as Doriane *

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmograp ...

as Paul *

Jean Toulout Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Digue'' (1911) * ''The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * ''The Tenth Symphony'' (19 ...

as Roger Chapuis * Tito Angelo as Le chanteur *

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as Le régisseur * René Desormes as René, le doyen * Nita Georges as La mère *

Charles Lemontier Charles Lemontier (1894–1965) was a French film actor.Aping p.76 Selected filmography * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' Rigolboche'' (1936) * '' You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' ...

as Le reporter de Radio-Cité *

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as Fernande Dupé *

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as Pierrette *

André Nox André Nox (1869–1946) was a French film actor.Goble p.28 Selected filmography * ''The Jackals'' (1917) * ''Vertigo'' (1917) * ''Sharks'' (1917) * '' The Fugitive'' (1920) *'' After Love'' (1924) * ''Count Kostia'' (1925) * ''The Nude Woman'' ( ...

as Le rapporteur * Fred Poulin as Le speaker *

Roland Toutain Roland Toutain (October 18, 1905 - October 16, 1977) was a French actor, songwriter and stuntman. He appeared in 55 films between 1924 and 1957, both in leading and supporting roles. Life and career Toutain is known for playing the aviator And ...

as Normand - un journaliste

References

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. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1939 films French drama films 1939 drama films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by Walter Kapps {{1930s-France-film-stub