

Strangers in the House
Drama
Crime
Mystery
Overview
Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1942-05-16
Runtime:
1h 35m
Director:
Henri Decoin
Writer:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Top Cast

Raimu
Maître Hector Loursat

Juliette Faber
Nicole Loursat

Gabrielle Fontan
Fine

Héléna Manson
Madame Manu

Tania Fédor
Madame Marthe Dossin

Marguerite Ducouret
Angèle

Jean Tissier
Ducup

Jacques Baumer
Maître Gérard Rogissart

Noël Roquevert
Le commissaire Binet

André Reybaz
Émile Manu

Jacques Grétillat
Le président du tribunal des assises

Lucien Coëdel
Jo, le patron du "Boxing Bar"
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