''The Yellow Dog'' (French:''Le Chien jaune'') is a 1932 French

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Jean Tarride Jean Tarride (1901–1980) was a French actor and film director. He was the brother of the actor Jacques Tarride. Selected filmography Director * ' (1931) * ' (1932) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''Étienne Étienne, a French analog of Stephen ...

and starring

Abel Tarride Abel Tarride (1865–1951) was a French actor. He was the father of the actor Jacques Tarride and the director Jean Tarride. He played the role of Jules Maigret in the 1932 film '' The Yellow Dog'', directed by his son. Selected filmography * '' ...

Rosine Deréan Rosine Deréan (23 February 1910 – 14 March 2001) was a French actress. She was born in Paris and died in Genille, Indre-et-Loire, France. Selected filmography *'' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''The Beautiful ...

and

Rolla Norman Edouard Charles "Rolla" Norman (1889–1971) was a French stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' (1908) * '' The Advocate'' (1925) * ''The Last Fort'' (1928) * '' The Vein'' (1928) * '' The Great ...

. It is an adaptation of the novel ''

Maigret and the Yellow Dog , translator = , image = File:LeChienJaune.jpg , image_caption = First edition , author = Georges Simenon , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = Belgium , language = French , series = Inspector Jules Maigret , genre = Detective ...

'' by the Belgian writer

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, and was the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Early life and education ...

. Abel Tarride was the director's father.

Cast

Commissaire Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created b ...

: Emma *

: Léon *

Robert Le Vigan Robert Le Vigan (born Robert Coquillaud, January 7, 1900 – October 12, 1972), was a French actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1943 almost exclusively in small or supporting roles. He was, according to film academic ...

: Le docteur Ernest Michoux *

Jacques Henley Jacques Henley (born Jacques Dhote) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Our Masters, the Servants'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1931) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''The Regiment's Champ ...

: Le Pommeret *

Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ...

: Le pharmacien * Robert Lepers : L'inspecteur *

Jean Gobet Jean Gobet (20 July 1888 – 29 April 1980) was a French stage and film actor. Filmography Cinema * 1928: ''Les Fourchambault'' by Georges Monca * 1931: '' L'Amour à l'américaine'' by Claude Heymann * 1931: '' Coiffeur pour dames'' by ...

: Le voyageur de commerce *

Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' (1 ...

: Le marin * Paul Clerget : Le maire * Fred Marche : Servières * Jeanne Lory : L'hôtelière

References

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* 1932 films French crime films 1930s French-language films Maigret films French black-and-white films Police detective films 1932 crime films 1930s police procedural films 1930s French films {{1930s-crime-film-stub