''More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (French: ''Plus de whisky pour Callaghan'') is a 1955 French

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter who also used the pseudonym Xavier Vallier. Filmography Director * ''Les Monts en flammes'' (1931) * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''Le ...

and starring Tony Wright,

Magali Vendeuil Magali Vendeuil (18 September 1926 – 12 January 2009) was a French stage and film actress who also appeared in television productions. She was a member of the Comédie-Française between 1950 and 1961. She played the female lead in several fil ...

and

Robert Berri Robert Berri (16 December 1912 – 22 November 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography References External links * 1912 births 1989 deaths French male film actors Male ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel ''

It Couldn't Matter Less ''It Couldn't Matter Less'' is a 1941 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. It is the fourth in a series of novels featuring the London-based private detective Slim Callaghan who enjoyed a series of dangerous adventures similar in s ...

'' by British writer

Peter Cheyney Reginald Evelyn Peter Southouse-Cheyney (22 February 1896 – 26 June 1951) was a British crime fiction writer who flourished between 1936 and 1951. Cheyney is perhaps best known for his short stories and novels about agent/detective Lemmy Ca ...

featuring the

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Slim Callaghan Slim Callaghan is a fictional London-based private detective created by the writer Peter Cheyney. Like another of Cheyney's characters, the FBI agent Lemmy Caution, he was constructed as a British response to the more hardboiled detectives of Amer ...

.Goble p.82 It was the second film featuring English actor Wright as Callaghan following ''

Your Turn, Callaghan ''Your Turn, Callaghan'' (French: ''À toi de jouer... Callaghan'') is a 1955 French thriller film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey and Colette Ripert. It is an adaptation of the 1942 novel '' Sorry Y ...

''.

Cast

* Tony Wright as

as Doria Varette *

as Comte Haragos *

Jean-Max Jean-Max (1895–1970) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Selected filmography * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''Le cap perdu'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' Once Upon ...

as Commodore Schoubersky * Diana Bel as Irania Trasmonti * Mario David as Amédée * Joé Davray as Inspecteur Vadet *

Michel Etcheverry Michel Etcheverry (16 December 1919 – 30 March 1999) was a French actor. First a teacher, he was fired in 1941 for refusing to make the Maréchal children sing, here we come! . He began his career in the theater as a stage manager, then joined ...

as Prof. Ephraim Ponticollo * Manuéla De Ségovia as La Montalban *

Christiane Barry Christiane Fernande Boursaud (1918–1992) was a French stage and film actress.Cowie p.34 Selected filmography * ''Paris Frills'' (1945) * ''Mademoiselle Has Fun'' (1948) * ''The Last Vacation'' (1948) * ''Two Loves'' (1949) * ''Scandal on the Ch ...

as Comtesse Haragos *

Robert Burnier Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Miche'' (1932) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) * ' ...

as Nicholls *

Fernand Rauzéna Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande. Fernand may refer to: People Given name * Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist * Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer * Fernand Baldet (1885 ...

as Gonzalès *

Frédéric O'Brady Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to: In artistry: * Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator * Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor * Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...

as Souvaroff

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1955 films 1950s crime thriller films 1955 crime films French crime thriller films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Willy Rozier Films based on British novels French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub fr:Plus de whisky pour Callaghan