Bonnes à tuer (1954) HD online
Language: English
Category: Movie /
Drama /
Romance /
Thriller
Original Title: Bonnes à tuer
Director: Henri Decoin
Writers: Patricia McGerr,Henri Decoin
Released: 1954
Duration: 1h 30min
Video type: Movie
Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper (who justifies his actions by calling attention to his poverty-stricken childhood), invites four women to a housewarming at his penthouse apartment. He plans on one of them to meet death by means of a loose railing on the balcony. The invitees are: Constance, Francois' first wife, whose love and integrity also stood in the way of his schemes; Vera Volpone, his second wife, from whom he is seeking a divorce, and who, with the aid of her lover, is blackmailing Ffancois; Maggy, his mistress who aids him in his illegal transactions; and Cecile, his fiancée, who is pregnant by another man. The women arrive, tension overwhelms them and the host, three of the women depart...and Francois is alone with his intended victim. Despite a misleading Review/Comment on this site-page, the keyword is "intended."
Cast overview, first billed only: |
 | Danielle Darrieux | - | Constance Andrieux |
 | Michel Auclair | - | François Roques dit Larry |
 | Corinne Calvet | - | Véra Volpone |
 | Gérard Buhr | - | William Jordan, l'américain |
 | Lyla Rocco | - | Cécile Germain-Thomas |
 | Roberto Risso | - | Mario Mirador, l'amant de Véra |
 | Gil Delamare | - | Forestier, un ami de François |
 | Miriam Di San Servolo | - | Maggy Lang (as Myriam Petacci) |
 | Ky Duyen | - | Bao, le serviteur |
 | Émile Genevois | - | Le postier |
 | Jean Berton | - | Un inspecteur |
 | Jean Sylvère | - | L'aveugle |
 | Anne-Marie Mersen | | |
 | Jean Duval | | |
 | Louis Viret | | |
The original American novel "Follow as the night" by Patricia McGerr won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France in 1952, when it was translated into French under the title "Bonnes à tuer".
Censorship visa (Visa de contrôle cinématographique) n°15.895.
Reviews: [2]