A poor disgraced girl, belonging to a gang of criminals, is morally transformed by a cosmetic operation that makes her beautiful.
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Cast
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Gaby Morlay
Ellen / Mary
Known for
Le Plaisir
Andrée Ducruet
Lady Baconshire
No other roles listed
Madeleine Geoffroy
Miss Curtis
Known for
The Seventh Juror
André Luguet
Patrick O'Leary
Known for
Paris Blues
Jean-Max
Baddington
Also in
J'Accuse
I Was an Adventuress
Georges Mauloy
Doctor Samwood
Known for
Les Misérables
André Dubosc
Lord Leftsbury
Also in
The Great Game
Accused, Stand Up!
Gaston Dubosc
Parker
Also in
My Father Was Right
Dainah the Mixed
Jean Bara
Le petit Bobby
Also in
The Dreamy Mouth
La Pouponnière
André Nicolle
Mister Curtis
Also in
Miss Europe
Daybreak
Pierre Darmant
Herbett
Also in
The Orderly
Vidocq
Louis Lorsy
John
Also in
Gargousse
A Gentleman of the Ring
Léonce Perret Director · Francis de Croisset Author
First release October 6, 1933 · Produced in France · Original title Il était une fois
Production
Pathé-Natan
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il était une fois
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 6, 1933
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Türkiye
March 1, 1934 · Theatrical
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