The Real Guilty
Inspector Dumont and his deputy Inspector Queneau investigate the murder of a young woman. They learn that the victim was pregnant before her death and that she was the mistress of Mario, a shady playboy who had dumped her while she was with child. A doctor is first suspected but is he the real culprit?
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Cast
18 people
Raymond Souplex
Inspector Querneau
Known for
Manon
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Philippe Lemaire
Mario
Known for
Arsène Lupin
Cartouche
Pierre Thévenard
Georges de La Grandière
Jean Davy
Dr. Delorme
Known for
Christine
Carnival of Sinners
Pauline Carton
Concierge
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
André Valmy
Inspector Dumont
Known for
Ulysses 31
Manon
France Descaut
Josette
Also in
Trial at the Vatican
Le bout de la route
Jeanne Lion
Maid
Also in
The Fear
Mother Love
Clément Thierry
Georges
Also in
Mazarin
Love and Death
Bernard Musson
Gendarme
Known for
The Cow and I
Belle de Jour
Odette Lemarchand
Patient
Pierre Thévenard Director · André Jolivet Composer Jean Bourgoin Cinematographer
First release July 4, 1951 · Produced in France · Original title Le vrai coupable
Production
Edition et Diffusion Cinématographique (E.D.I.C.)
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le vrai coupable
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 4, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
February 1, 1952 · Theatrical
Germany
May 15, 1953 · Theatrical · West Germany
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