Lunegarde

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Overview

A drifting woman hangs out in the suburbs of Marseille. A young engineer picks her up drunk and takes her to the hospital. He does not know then that it is the Countess Armance de Lunegarde, driven from her home and performing as a gummy in third-rate music halls.

Cast: Gaby Morlay, Jean Tissier, Gisèle Pascal, Saturnin Fabre, Gérard Landry, more

Director: Marc Allégret

Genres: Drama

Cast

Gaby Morlay

La comtesse Armance de Lunegarde

Jean Tissier

Bob Asselin

Gisèle Pascal

Élisabeth de Lunegarde

Saturnin Fabre

Monsieur de Vertumne

Gérard Landry

Georges Costes

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Renée Devillers

La supérieure

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Lucien Nat

Monsieur de Lunegarde

Lise Delamare

Madame de Vertumne

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Colette Richard

Suzanne de Vertumne

Dany Robin

Martine

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Jean-Jacques Rouff

Pierre

Jacques Dynam

Gabrielle Fontan

Joëlle Bernard

(uncredited)

Mercédès Brare

(uncredited)

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