Vautrin the Thief (1943)

A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.
Pierre Billon
Georges Marchal, Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne, Line Noro, Renée Albouy, Marcel André, Lucienne Bogaert, Gisèle Casadesus, Georges Colin, Nane Germon, Pierre Labry, Michèle Lahaye, Tony Laurent, Georges Marny, Gisèle Préville, Guillaume de Sax, Maurice Schutz, Louis Seigner, Jacques Varennes, René Blancard, Jean Boissemond, Henri Coutet, Lycette Darsonval, Hélène Dartigue, Madhyanah Foy, Albert Malbert, Marcel Mouloudji, Georges Paulais, Henri Trévoux
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