The story of a Machiavellian plan hatched by a money-grubbing stepmother to push aside the young lover of her stepdaughter whom she wants to marry a wealthy idiot. The woman devises the most abominable machinations to achieve her ends, going as far as to try and murder her own husband. This melodrama in which evil attempts to prevail over love was adapted from the play THE SPIRIT OF EVIL by Quebec’s prolific playwright of the 40s and 50s Henri Deyglun.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
11 people
Camille Ducharme
M. Trudeau
Also in
Le curé de village
A Man and His Sin
Roger Garceau
Paul Martin
Also in
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Scandale
Richard J. Jarvis
Jean-Yves Bigras
Henri Deyglun
Robert Rivard
Johnny Macdonald
Also in
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Poivre et sel
Rosanna Seaborn
Virginie Trudeau
Also in
Mom's heart
Denyse St-Pierre
Ginette Trudeau
Also in
Mom's heart
Marthe Thierry
Mme MacDonald
Also in
La balsamine
J.A. Martin Photographer
Pierre Valcour
Pierre Richard
Also in
The True Nature of Bernadette
Édouard Wooley
M. MacDonald
No other roles listed
Jean-Yves Bigras Director · Henri Deyglun Writer Louis Pelland Writer
First release February 26, 1954 · Produced in Canada
Production
Frontier Films
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · February 26, 1954
Premiere
Canada · February 27, 1954
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
More from Jean-Yves Bigras
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked L'esprit du mal
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.