''Culprit'' (French: ''Le coupable'') is a 1937 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Raymond Bernard Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Mi ...

and starring

Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...

Gabriel Signoret Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 – March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 70 films between 1910 and 1938. In 1920 he appeared in Guy du Fresnay's ''Flipotte''. His brother Jean Signoret (bor ...

and Suzet Maïs.Andrew p.211 It is a remake of the 1917 silent film ''

Culprit A culprit, under English law properly the prisoner at the bar, is one accused of a crime. The term is used, generally, of one guilty of an offence. In origin the word is a combination of two Anglo-French legal words, culpable: guilty, and prit or ...

'', which was based on a novel by

François Coppée François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist. Biography Coppée was born in Paris to a civil servant. After attending the Lycée Saint-Louis he became a clerk in the ministry of war and won ...

Partial cast

as Jérôme Lescuyer *

as Monsieur Lescuyer * Suzet Maïs as Marie-Louise Gaude *

Junie Astor Rolande Jeanne Risterucci (1911–1967), better known as Junie Astor, was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''The Lower Depths'' (1936) * ''Women's Club'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix ...

as Louise Donadieu *

Palmyre Levasseur Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Aping p.234 Selected filmography * ''Culprit (1937 film), Culprit'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ' ...

as Rosalie *

Gilbert Gil Gilbert Gil (September 9, 1913 – August 25, 1988) was a French film actor. He also directed a single film '' Criminal Brigade'' in 1947.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.47 Partial filmography * ''Mayerling'' (1936) - Un étudiant (uncredited) * ''Les gr ...

as Jérôme Forgeat *

Marcel André Marcel André (2 January 1885–13 October 1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.87 Selected filmography * ''Si l'empereur savait ça'' (1930) - Albert (Master of the Horse) * ''Soyons gais'' (1930) - Townley * ''Le père célibataire'' (1931) * ...

as Edouard *

Jean Joffre Jean Joffre (1872–1944) often styled simply as Joffre was a French film actor, film and stage actor. Crisp p.192 A character actor he played a variety of supporting roles in theatre and the cinema during his career. His final screen appearance w ...

as Le bâtonnier * Henri Échourin as Donadieu *

Daniel Clérice Daniel Clérice (1912–1990) was a French film actor, film and stage actor.Bessy p.196 Selected filmography * ''Culprit (1937 film), Culprit'' (1937) * ''Vidocq (1939 film), Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Bécassine (1940 film), Bécassine'' (1940) * ''Miq ...

as Anatole *

Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" after ...

as Le président des assises * Charles Fallot as Jude Nicolet *

Pierre Finaly Pierre Finaly (1889–1937) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.477 Finaly was born into a family with Hungarian Jewish roots and died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * ''C ...

as Le ministre * Albert Gercourt as Lucas *

Albert Malbert Albert Malbert (1914–1972) was a French film actor.Goble p.66 Selected filmography * ''The Crisis is Over'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''Culpr ...

as L'agent * André Dionnet as Le petit Jérôme * François Rodon as Le petit Anatole *

Madeleine Ozeray Madeleine Ozeray (13 September 1908 in Bouillon – 28 March 1989 ), was a French stage and film actress. She appeared in many films between 1932 and 1980. She is the godmother of theater actor, dancer and singer Frédéric Norbert. Biogra ...

as Thérèse Forgeat *

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 189 ...

as Mme Gaude

References

Bibliography

* Dudley Andrew. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film''. Princeton University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1937 films French drama films 1937 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Raymond Bernard French black-and-white films Remakes of French films Sound film remakes of silent films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub