''Three Investigations'' (French: ''Triple enquête'') is a 1948 French

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directed by

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and starring

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and Junie Astor. https://www.unifrance.org/film/7396/triple-enquete The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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Synopsis

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Thomas of the Surete investigates three separate cases including theft, murder and the kidnapping of a child.

Cast

as L'inspecteur de police Thomas *

as Irène * Junie Astor as Madame Robert *

Fernand Fabre Fernand Fabre (1899–1987) was a French stage, television and film actor.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) * '' ...

as Le docteur Justin *

Georges Vitray Georges Vitray (1888–1960) was a French film actor.Crisp p.155 Biography Georges Victor Leporcher was born in Paris, France to Constant Leporcher and Victorine Victoire Bricier. Georges took the name Vitray as a stage name. Georges' mother ...

as Le docteur Robert *

Gustave Gallet Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

as Le commissaire de police Gribaudet * Dorette Ardenne as Gaby * Rivers Cadet as Le complice *

Simone Cerdan Simone Cerdan (1897–1967) was a French singer and film actress.Fujiwara p.317 Selected filmography * ''Marquitta'' (1927) * '' Departure'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''Beauty Spot ''Beauty Spot'' (French: ''Grains de beauté' ...

as L'infirmière *

Maurice Lagrenée Maurice Lagrenée (1 July 1893 - 23 May 1955) was a French film actor. Lagrenée was born Maurice-Jules Guichard in Sivry-Courtry and died in Paris at age 61. Selected filmography * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * ''The N ...

as Jean Fournier *

Palmyre Levasseur Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage actor, stage and film actress.Aping p.234 Selected filmography * ''Culprit (1937 film), Culprit'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ' ...

as La patronne de l'hôtel *

Philippe Richard Philippe Richard (24 June 1891 – 24 December 1973) was a French film and theater actor. Richard was born in Saint-Étienne and began his film career in the early 1920s in silent film. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under S ...

as Latanière * Raymond Soguet as Max *

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 standardiste *

Victor Vina Victor Vina (1885–1961) was a French film actor.Goble p.331 He was born Victor Emanuel Jules Vinatieri in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Portrait'' (1923) * '' Faces of Children'' (1925) * ''Car ...

as Le juge d'instruction

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1948 films French crime films 1948 crime films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Claude Orval French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films scored by Marcel Landowski {{1940s-France-film-stub