The Shark (1930 film)
1929 film by Henri Chomette
The Shark (French:Le requin) is a 1930 French film directed by Henri Chomette and starring Albert Préjean, Gina Manès and Daniel Mendaille. Made in 1929 but released the following year, it was one of the first French sound films.
The story concerns a shipowner who on the edge of financial failure, bribes accomplices to sink his ship for the insurance. He is accused of fraud and it come to court but he acquitted only to be shot dead by his wife who narrowly escaped the sinking.
The film's sets were designed by Lazare Meerson.
Cast
Albert Préjean as Le capitaine
Gina Manès as Violette
Daniel Mendaille as Le second
Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Vasseur
Samson Fainsilber as L'avocat
Nicole de Rouves
Edmond Van Daële as Le radio
Andrée Standart as L'amie d'un soir
Pierre Juvenet as L'avocat général
Hubert Daix as Le courtier
André Allard as Le président
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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