The Ferret (film)

The Ferret
Directed by	Raymond Leboursier
Written by	Stanislas-André Steeman (novel) Raymond Leboursier
Produced by	René Bianco
Starring	Jany Holt Colette Darfeuil Pierre Renoir
Cinematography	Georges Million
Edited by	Pierre Gérau
Music by	Charly Bailly André Varel
Production company	Société Parisienne d'Art Technique
Distributed by	Les Réalisations d'Art Cinématographique
Release date	10 February 1950 (1950-02-10)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Ferret (French: Le furet) is a 1950 French crime film directed by Raymond Leboursier and starring Jany Holt, Colette Darfeuil and Pierre Renoir. It was based on a novel by Stanislas-André Steeman. It features the character of Inspector Wens, who had appeared in several other films including The Murderer Lives at Number 21. Location shooting took place around Paris including the city's Orly Airport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.

Synopsis

A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about murders that are to be committed around Paris. Among those caught up in the police manhunt is a fraudulent clairvoyant.

Main cast

• Jany Holt as Cécile
• Colette Darfeuil as Louise Heller
• Pierre Renoir as Le docteur Darvel-Juste
• Jacques Baumer as Commissaire Hyacinthe
• Jean-Jacques Delbo as Ludovic
• Pierre Larquey as Monsieur Thiais
• Jean Tissier as Monsieur de Thomaz
• Jacqueline Delubac as Madame de Lanier
• Charles Dechamps as Lecartier
• Marguerite Deval as Madame Chapuis
• Pierre Jourdan as L'inspecteur Wens

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Ferret at IMDb