''The Unexpected Voyager'' (French: ''La voyageuse inattendue'') is a 1950 French

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directed by

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and starring

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Dany Robin Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Career Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'', and co-starred opposite Kirk D ...

and

Lucienne Le Marchand Lucienne Le Marchand (15 November 1908 – 9 February 1992) was a Belgian stage, film and television actress.Goble p.115 Selected filmography * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) * ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.270 It is a remake of the 1934 film ''

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''. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

Marc a photographer tries to reform Dany a

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and get her a job as a model but she is drawn back into a life of crime by her former gang members.

Cast

as Marc Lanson *

as Dany *

as Hélène *

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as Jacques *

Albert Dinan Albert Dinan (27 March 1902 – 3 July 1976) was a French film actor.Goble p.347 He appeared in more than ninety films and television series during his career. Selected filmography * ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1932) - Jean Verly * ''Lunegard ...

as Dudule *

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as Paolo *

René Hell René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' The Red Angel'' (1949) * '' The Unexpected Voyager'' ...

as Adrien * Ginette Baudin as Pamela * Maurice Ledoux as Le troisième gangster *

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as Le maître d'hôtel *

Raoul Marco Raoul Marco (22 November 1892 – 3 April 1971) was a French film actor.Phillips p.215 Partial filmography * ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1931) - Monsieur Verly * ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) - Le premier créancier * ''The Red Rob ...

as Dupont *

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as Edouard *

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as Le garçon

References

Bibliography

* McBride, Joseph. ''Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge''. Columbia University Press, 2021. * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 crime films French crime films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Stelli Remakes of French films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub