While investigating the world of Parisian tramps, journalist René Savary, himself disguised as a poor beggar, notices the strange behavior of a little boy. He follows the brat after he has sneaked out of a barge, catches up with him and takes him to his home. There, the kid tells him about himself : his name is Jean, his mother has disappeared and since then he has been left to fend for himself. Moved by the lot of the wretched boy, Savary, with the aid of his friend Pierrot, undertakes to solve the mystery.
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René Dary
Journalist René Savary
Known for
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Marcelle Derrien
Doctor Simone Laffont
Also in
Silence Is Golden
Chéri
Pierre-Louis
Reporter-photographer Pierrot
Known for
The Cow and I
Razzia
Mady Berry
Housekeeper Maria
Known for
Daybreak
Robert Lussac
Marco
Also in
Dagboek van een herdershond
Les Galapiats
Janine Miller
Marthe Audibert, the Unknown No. 13
Also in
56, rue Pigalle
Savage Triangle
Christian Fourcade
Little Jean Carrousel
Also in
Little Boy Lost
Captain Blood
Paulette Andrieux
Mrs. Oriane
Also in
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
Casabianca
René Hell
Tramp
Known for
The Counterfeiters of Paris
Jean Nosserot
Jacques
Also in
La Cabane aux souvenirs
The Seventh Door
Maurice Pierrat
Boss
Also in
Poison
Forte tête
Paul Villé
Mr. Gerbier
Known for
The Wild Child
Jean-Paul Paulin Director
First release June 21, 1949 · Produced in France · Original title L'inconnue n° 13
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Francinalp
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France
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Original title
L'inconnue n° 13
Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · June 21, 1949
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No release date listed for United States.
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