Justin de Marseille is a 1935 French crime drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Antonin Berval, Pierre Larquey and Alexandre Rignault.Hewitt p.117Waldman p.150 It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris and on location around Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.
Synopsis A journalist from Paris investigates why the port city of Marseille has developed a reputation as France's Chicago due to its gangsters. Two crime gangs engaged in a fierce rivalry led by Justin, a local man, and the ruthless Esposito from Naples who has moved into smuggling opium.
Cast Antonin Berval as Justin Pierre Larquey as Le Bègue Alexandre Rignault as Esposito Ghislaine Bru as Totone Line Noro as La Rougeole Paul Ollivier as Achille Raymond Aimos as Le Fada Armand Larcher as Silvio Paul Amiot as Le sous-directeur de la Sûreté Duluard as Pantalon Marcel Raine as Brutus Paul Grail as Félicien Milly Mathis as Mme Trompette Marthe Mellot as La mère de Justin Renée Dennsy as Ninette Marguerite Chabert as Mme Olympe Tino Rossi as Le chanteur Anthony Gildès as Le curé Gaby Basset as Mado José Davert as L'Ancien Viviane Romance as Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe
References
Bibliography Hewitt, Nicholas. Wicked City: The Many Cultures of Marseille. Oxford University Press, 2019. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Waldman, Harry. Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films. McFarland, 2001.
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