Monsieur La Souris [Midnight in Paris] *** (1942, Raimu, Aimé Clariond, Micheline Francey) – Classic Movie Review 13,298

Raimu stars in the 1942 French mystery crime film Monsieur La Souris as an eccentric tramp who opens car doors outside a nightclub. One rainy night, a car pulls up and a body falls out. The body vanishes, leaving only the wallet behind.

The 1942 French mystery crime film Monsieur La Souris [Midnight in Paris] is based on the 1938 novel by Georges Simenon, is directed by Georges Lacombe, and stars Raimu as Monsieur La Souris, Aimé Clariond as Simon Negretti, René Bergeron as Inspecteur Lognon, Paul Amiot as Le commissaire Lucas, Pierre Jourdan as Frédéric Muller, and Micheline Francey as Lucile Boisvin.

Raimu stars in his element as well-mannered eccentric tramp Monsieur La Souris, who opens car doors outside a nightclub. One rainy night, a car pulls up and a body falls out. But the body soon vanishes, leaving only the wallet behind. While the police start investigating, La Souris stars his own investigation. He finds the dead man was a rich banker and stamp collector.

It is remade as the 1950 British film Midnight Episode.

The cast are Raimu as Monsieur La Souris, Aimé Clariond as Simon Negretti, René Bergeron as L’inspecteur Lognon, Paul Amiot as Le commissaire Lucas, Pierre Jourdan as Frédéric Muller, Marcel Melrac as Jim, Jo Dervo as Fred, Micheline Francey as Lucile Boisvin, Marie Carlot as Dora, Charles Granval as Laborde, Gilbert Gil as Christian Osting, and Raymond Aimos as Cupidon.

Monsieur La Souris [Midnight in Paris] is directed by Georges Lacombe, runs 106 minutes, is made by Films Roger Richebé, is distributed by Films Roger Richebé, is written by Marcel Achard, based on the novel Monsieur La Souris by Georges Simenon, is shot in black and white by Victor Arménise is produced by Roger Richebé, is scored by Georges Auric and is designed by Jacques Krauss.

Release date 14 October 1942.

Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu.

Raimu (born Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946)

French actor Raimu (born Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946) is most famous as César Olivier in Marius (1931), Fanny (1932) and César (1932).

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