''La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' (aka ''The Truth About Bebe Donge'' or UK title: ''The Truth of Our Marriage'') is a 1952 French

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

and starring

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

and

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including '' Pépé le ...

. The plot is essentially the analysis of a couple's marriage that has broken down; the film is based on the novel by

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 ...

Plot

A wealthy industrialist François Donge is seriously ill in hospital, apparently suffering from food poisoning. He realises this his wife, Bébé, has poisoned him. Without recrimination, he looks back on their marriage and tries to understand why she should want to kill him...

Cast

as Elisabeth 'Bébé' Donge *

as François Donge *

Jacques Castelot Jacques Castelot (born Jacques Marie Paul Éloi Storms) (11 July 1914 – 25 August 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1938 and 1982. His brother was the writer André Castelot and their father was the ...

as Docteur Jalabert *

Daniel Lecourtois Daniel Lecourtois (25 January 1902 – 16 January 1985) was a French film actor.Hayward p.250 He appeared in more than sixty films and television series during his career. In his later career he often played authority figures. Partial filmography ...

as Georges Donge *

Madeleine Lambert Madeleine Lambert (1892–1977) was a French stage, television and film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditi ...

as Madame d'Onneville *

Juliette Faber Juliette Faber (1919–2008) was a Luxembourg-born French stage and film actress.Goble p.428 Selected filmography * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1938) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Love Marriage'' (1942) * '' The Strangers in the House'' (1942) * '' Sho ...

as L'infirmière *

Jacqueline Porel Jacqueline Porel (1918–2012) was a French stage and film actress.Edwards p.107 She was also a voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often ...

as Françoise *

Gaby Bruyère Gaby Bruyère (3 June 1914 - 30 August 1978) was a French actress, dancer, dramatist, and playwright. Career Films * 1946: ''Un beau contrat'', short film by * 1946: '' Symphonies'', short film by Jean-Devaivre * 1946: ', by Jean Boyer, ' ...

as La fille dans le taxi (as Gaby Bruyere) *

Meg Lemonnier Marguerite Gabrielle Lemonnier (née Clark; 15 May 1905 – 12 June 1988) was a British-born French singer and film actress. Lemonnier played the female lead in the comedy '' George and Georgette'' (1933).Prawer p.193 Selected filmography * '' ...

as La secrétaire * Alinda Kristensen as Madame Flament * Yvonne Claudie as Une joueuse de bridge *

Jean-Marc Tennberg Jean-Marc Tennberg (1924–1971) was a French film, stage and television actor. He played a number of supporting roles in post-war French cinema. He was also a poet known for his television recitals.Andrew p.98 Selected filmography * ''Cyrano de ...

as Le liftier (as J.M. Tennberg) *

Marcel André Marcel André (2 January 1885 – 13 October 1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.87 Selected filmography * ''Si l'empereur savait ça'' (1930) - Albert (Master of the Horse) * ''Soyons gais'' (1930) - Townley * ''Le père célibataire'' (1931) ...

as Le juge d'instruction *

Claude Génia Claude Génia (1913–1979) was a Russian-born French stage and film actress.Goble p.112 She also appeared in television productions later in her career. Selected filmography * '' The Honourable Catherine'' (1943) * '' Girl with Grey Eyes'' (19 ...

as Jeanne Donge *

Gabrielle Dorziat Gabrielle Dorziat (25 January 1880 – 30 November 1979) was a French stage and film actress. Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is nam ...

as Madame D'Ortemont

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''La Vérité sur Bébé Donge''
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