Suspicion (1956 film)

Suspicion
Directed by	Pierre Billon
Written by	Pierre Billon
Based on	La Pavane des poisons 1950 novel by Maurice Dekobra
Produced by	Maurice Dekobra André Labrousse
Starring	Anne Vernon Frank Villard Dora Doll
Cinematography	André Bac
Edited by	Georges Arnstam
Music by	Joseph Kosma
Production companies	Films Onyx Les Films de la Licorne
Distributed by	Discifilm
Release date	23 November 1956 (1956-11-23)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Suspicion (French: Soupçons) is a 1956 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Anne Vernon, Frank Villard and Dora Doll. It is based on the 1950 novel La Pavane des poisons by Maurice Dekobra. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

Synopsis

The wealthy Etienne de Montenoy invites a number of guests to a family reunion at his chateau. He plans to discard his long-standing mistress Angèle, having fallen in love with Claire, his goddaughter's tutor. However, he fails to wake up one morning and the police detectives believe he has been poisoned.

Cast

• Anne Vernon as Claire Grandjean
• Frank Villard as Etienne Jean Marie de Montenoy
• Dora Doll as Angèle Amélie Jeanne Mersch
• Jacques Castelot as Thierry de Villesec
• Henri Vilbert as Charles Tramillet
• Serge Nadaud as L'inspecteur de police Fiori
• Roland Lesaffre as Raymond Dellez
• Yves Massard as Dr. Delacroix
• Christel Mathieu as Henriette Tramillet
• Ketti Gallian as Cécile de Villesec
• Zina d'Harcourt as Dora Dalba - une strip-teaseuse
• Perrette Souplex as Clotilde
• Isabelle Eber as Simone Tramillet
• Yannick Malloire as Françoise Deschamps
• Robert Seller as Edouard - le valet de chambre
• Gilles Quéant as Le juge
• Bernard Musson as Le notaire
• Albert Michel as Le garde chasse
• Claire Olivier as Rose

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Suspicion at IMDb