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Synopsis

While serving in an outpost in

, a lieutenant is ordered to investigate the misfortunes that have befallen a number of his fellow soldiers who have fallen ill or vanished. His discoveries take him to a house owned by mysterious White Russian.

Cast

* Jean Toulout as Warneskine * Kaissa Robba as Gritcha *

as Le commandant Saint-Hallier *

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as Le lieutenant Varnière * Alexandre Mihalesco as Haïoub *

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as Sandra * Louis Zellas as Igor *

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as Le cuisinier *

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as Prémelle *

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as Laurey *

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as Damboine *

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as Mohamed

References

Bibliography

*Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988. * 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

* 1932 films French drama films 1932 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Hugon French black-and-white films 1930s French films Pathé films Films set in Algeria Films shot in Algeria Films shot at Joinville Studios {{1930s-France-film-stub