The Southern Trail
5.4
As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.
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Cast
21 people
Ketti Gallian
Hélène Marchand
Known for
Shall We Dance
Albert Préjean
Lieutenant Naud
Known for
Under the Roofs of Paris
The Crazy Ray
Pierre Billon
Christian Matras
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Pierre Renoir
Stolberg
Known for
Children of Paradise
Dr. Knock
Henri Verdun
Jean-Louis Barrault
Olcott
Known for
Children of Paradise
That Night of Varennes
René Lefèvre
L'instituteur Saillant
Known for
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Le Million
André Fouché
Sous-lieutenant Beaumont
Known for
César
Arthur Devère
Gingembre
Known for
Daybreak
Carnival in Flanders
Jacques Baumer
Gomez
Known for
Daybreak
La Belle Équipe
Pierre Billon Director
First release September 7, 1938 · Produced in France · Original title La Piste du Sud
Production
Général Productions
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
La Piste du Sud
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 7, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
December 2, 1938 · Theatrical
Finland
January 22, 1939 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 25, 1941 · Theatrical
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