The Last Turning (1939)

  • NR
  • 05/17/1939 (FR)
  • Drama, Crime, Romance
  • 1h 30m

Overview

Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...

Henri Torrès

Writer

James M. Cain

Novel

Charles Spaak

Writer

Pierre Chenal

Director

Cast

Fernand Gravey's headshot

Fernand Gravey

Frank
Michel Simon's headshot

Michel Simon

Nick Marino
Corinne Luchaire's headshot

Corinne Luchaire

Cora Marino
Marcel Vallée's headshot

Marcel Vallée

Le juge
Auguste Bovério's headshot

Auguste Bovério

Le prêtre
René Bergeron's headshot

René Bergeron

Le commissaire (as Bergeron)
Charles Blavette's headshot

Charles Blavette

Un camionneur
Georges Douking's headshot

Georges Douking

Un joueur

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