The Last Turning

• 6.4 Drama
• 1939-05-17
• 90 minutes mins

Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...

Starring:

Fernand Gravey (Frank) Michel Simon (Nick Marino) Corinne Luchaire (Cora Marino) Marcel Vallée (Le juge) Auguste Bovério (Le prêtre) René Bergeron (Le commissaire (as Bergeron)) Charles Blavette (Un camionneur) Georges Douking (Un joueur) Marcel Duhamel (Le monsieur pressé) Etienne Decroux (Le patron du bistrot)

Director:

Pierre Chenal

Writer:

Henri Torrès Charles Spaak