La Chienne (1931)

7.3/10 96 min Drama Crime

Overview

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally found love, but Lulu is a streetwalker, still in love with her pimp.

Cast

Michel Simon

Maurice Legrand

Janie Marèse

Lucienne 'Lulu' Pelletier

Georges Flamant

Andre 'Dédé' Govain

Magdeleine Bérubet

Adèle Legrand

Roger Gaillard

Adjutant Alexis Godard

Jean Gehret

Monsieur Dugodet

Max Dalban

Bernard, the colleague

Jane Pierson

Philomène, concierge

Alexandre Rignault

Hector Langelard, art critic (uncredited)

Henri Guisol

Amédée, waiter (uncredited)

Sylvain Itkine

Dédé's lawyer (uncredited)

Agnès Capri

(uncredited)

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