''The Train of Suicides'' (French: ''Le train des suicidés'') is a 1931 French

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...

directed by

Edmond T. Gréville Edmond T. Gréville (born Edmond Gréville Thonger; 20 June 1906 – 26 May 1966) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was married to the actress Vanda Gréville. Career Gréville began his career as a film journalist and critic. ...

and starring

Vanda Gréville Vanda Gréville (born Wanda MacEwan; 10 January 190826 December 1997) was a British film actress who mainly appeared in French productions.Driskell p.84 She was the wife of the Anglo-French director Edmond T. Gréville. Selected filmography * ' ...

Georges Colin Georges Colin (10 March 1880 – 14 January 1945) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The Kiddies in the Ruins'' (1918) * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * '' The Eaglet'' (1931) * '' End of the Wo ...

and

Blanche Bernis Blanche may refer to: People *Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux * Blanche (given name) * Blanche (surname) Places Australia * Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula * ...

.Andrew p.151

Cast

as Betty Gold *

as Joe Crackett * Blanche Bernis as Mrs. Crackett * Robert Vidalin as Harry Butler *

Georges Péclet Prosper Désiré "Georges" Péclet (27 July 1897 – 11 January 1974) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. Career Between 1919 and 1957, Péclet played in ninety-five films (including several short films). He was an assistant directo ...

as Fergusson * François Viguier as Flypaper *

Simone Bourday Simone Bourday (1912–1943) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.151 Selected filmography * ''La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin'' (1929) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' The Voice ...

as Mary Strafford * Andrée Standart as Lily Bonzo *

Germaine Aussey Germaine Aussey (born Germaine Adrienne Agassiz, December 18, 1909 in Paris – March 15, 1979 in Geneva) was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and ...

as L'employée * Robert Périer as Un jeune homme *

Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ...

as Nobody * Jean De Sevin as Pussy *

René Ferté René Ferté (1903–1958) was a Swiss actor who worked principally in the French cinema, from 1923 onwards. He is mostly known for performances in a series of silent films directed by Jean Epstein. His roles in sound films were generally less no ...

as John Sparks * Raymond Blot as Josuah Brown

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1931 films French mystery films 1931 mystery films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Edmond T. Gréville Films based on French novels French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub