Justin de Marseille is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey and Alexandre Rignault.[1][2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris and on location around Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.
Synopsis
A journalist from Paris investigates why the port city of Marseille has developed a reputation as France's Chicago due to its gangsters. Two crime gangs engaged in a fierce rivalry led by Justin, a local man, and the ruthless Esposito from Naples who has moved into smuggling opium.
Cast
- Antonin Berval as Justin
- Pierre Larquey as Le Bègue
- Alexandre Rignault as Esposito
- Ghislaine Bru as Totone
- Line Noro as La Rougeole
- Paul Ollivier as Achille
- Raymond Aimos as Le Fada
- Armand Larcher as Silvio
- Paul Amiot as Le sous-directeur de la Sûreté
- Duluard as Pantalon
- Marcel Raine as Brutus
- Paul Grail as Félicien
- Milly Mathis as Mme Trompette
- Marthe Mellot as La mère de Justin
- Renée Dennsy as Ninette
- Marguerite Chabert as Mme Olympe
- Tino Rossi as Le chanteur
- Anthony Gildès as Le curé
- Gaby Basset as Mado
- José Davert as L'Ancien
- Viviane Romance as Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe
References
Bibliography
- Hewitt, Nicholas. Wicked City: The Many Cultures of Marseille. Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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