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''Yours Truly, Blake'' (French: ''Votre dévoué Blake'') is a 1954 French
comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by Jean Laviron and Jerome Epstein and starring
Eddie Constantine Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993) was an American singer, actor and entertainer who spent most of his career in France. He became well-known to film audiences for his portrayal of secret agent L ...
, Danielle Godet and Simone Paris.Marie p.20 The film's sets were designed by Robert Clavel.


Plot

While spending a night out in Paris an American airline pilot gets entangled with a beautiful nightclub performer and soon finds himself under suspicion of murder.


Cast

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Eddie Constantine Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993) was an American singer, actor and entertainer who spent most of his career in France. He became well-known to film audiences for his portrayal of secret agent L ...
as Larry Blake - un pilote de ligne américain * Danielle Godet as Michèle Marley aka Marion Miller * Simone Paris as Elyane de Broussac *
Gil Delamare Gil or GIL may refer to: Places * Gil Island (disambiguation), one of several islands by that name * Gil, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Hil, Azerbaijan, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan * Hiloba, also spelled ''G ...
as Georges *
Colette Deréal Colette Deréal (; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer. She is best known for representing Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961. Eurovision Song Contest 1961 Deréal ...
as Stella *
Dora Doll Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress. Career Dora Doll, the daughter of a Russian-Jewish banker who was expelled after the 1917 Revolution, was born in Berlin in 1922. She came to Fra ...
as Isabelle *
Jacques Dynam Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 – 11 November 2004) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1942 and 2004, among which the ''Fantomas'' saga. Selected filmography * ''La symphonie fantastique'' (1942) - (uncre ...
as Gaston *
Robert Dalban Robert Dalban (born Gaston Barré; 19 July 1903 – 3 April 1987) was a French actor. His work included stage acting, roles in TV shows and dubbing American stars. Moreover, he was a fixture in French cinema for many decades. Selected filmogra ...
as L'inspecteur Tessier *
Henri Cogan Henri Cogan (13 September 1914 in Paris – 23 September 2003 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French actor and stuntman. Biography Before Henri Cogan became a fight choreographer for European action films he proved his expertise in hand-to-hand com ...
as Sam *
Jack Ary Jack Ary (23 November 1919 – 23 September 1974) was a French film actor, film and television actor.Arnaud p.278 Selected filmography * ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (1951) - Un pensionnaire de l'hôtel (uncredited) * ''Massacre in Lace'' (1952) - ...
as L'inspecteur Brevan *
Marcel Charvey Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
as Laurent * Henry Belly as L'assistant *
Maurice Chevit Maurice Chevit (31 October 1923 – 2 July 2012) was a French actor. Maurice Chevit made his theatrical début just after the Second World War, and made his first screen appearance in 1946 in René Clément's film ''Le Père tranquille''. ...
as Un complice * Robert Hirsch as Saganoff *
Bob Ingarao Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) * Bob (dog), a dog that received the Dickin Medal for bravery in World War II *Bob the ...
as Le premier complice *
Palmyre Levasseur Palmyre Levasseur (24 December 1888 – 4 August 1963) was a French stage and film actress.Aping p.234 Selected filmography * '' Culprit'' (1937) * '' The Fraudster'' (1937) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''The Postmaster's Daughter'' (1938) ...
as La concierge de Michèle * Yette Lucas as La bistrote * Roger Vincent as Le portier


References


Bibliography

* Michel Marie. ''The French New Wave: An Artistic School''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.


External links

* 1950s crime comedy films French crime comedy films 1954 films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Laviron Films set in Paris 1954 comedy films French black-and-white films 1950s French films French-language crime comedy films {{1950s-France-film-stub