''The Eleven O'Clock Woman'' (French: ''La dame d'onze heures'') is a 1948 French mystery thriller film directed by

Jean Devaivre Jean Devaivre (1912–2004) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.319 Additionally, he worked as a dubbing director, preparing foreign-language films for release in France. The film '' Safe Conduct'' (''Laissez-passer'', 2002) direct ...

and starring Paul Meurisse,

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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 ...

and

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. It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Pierre Apestéguy.Goble p.12 It was shot at the François 1er Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Stanislas, a young explorer recently back from Africa, goes to visit the Pescara family. When a murder takes place he sets out as an

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to solve the crime.

Cast

* Paul Meurisse as Stanislas-Octave Seminario dit 'SOS' *

as Muriel Pescara *

as Charles Pescara *

as Le docteur Gérard Pescara *

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 Guillaume * Jean Brochard as Le juge d'instruction * Pierre-Louis as Paul Wantz dit Delbecq * Junie Astor as Hélène Tassin - l'infirmière *

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Madame Récami ...

as Le docteur Vermeulen * Mady Berry as Brigitte Tassin * Pierre Palau as Le portier *

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

as L'éclusier *

Marcel Pérès Marcel Pérès (born 15 July 1956, Oran, Algeria) is a French musicologist, composer, choral director and singer, and the founder of the early music group Ensemble Organum. He is an authority on Gregorian and pre-Gregorian chant. Pérès was ...

as Le cantonnier *

Jean Sinoël Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) ...

as Le jardinier * Georges Bever as Baptiste - le greffier *

Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (19 ...

as La patronne de l'hôtel *

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as Le prestidigitateur Pablo

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * 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

* 1948 films French mystery films 1948 mystery films French thriller films 1940s thriller films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean Devaivre French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films based on French novels Films shot in Paris Films set in Paris {{1940s-France-film-stub