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Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards (French: Les atouts de Monsieur Wens) is a 1947 French-Belgian mystery crime film directed by Emile-Georges De Meyst and starring Louis Salou, Marie Déa and Claudine Dupuis. It is based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman featuring the fictional detective Monsieur Wens. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Salme.
Synopsis
In Antwerp a prominent diamond merchant and a candidate for the city council is accused in the press of being responsible for the mysterious disappearance of his brother in the Congo some time before. In order to clear his name, his wife Isabelle requests Inspector Wens to launch an investigation.
Cast
Louis Salou as Frédéric-Sébastien Dolo
Marie Déa as Isabelle Dolo
Claudine Dupuis as Jeanette
Marcel Josz as Le juge
Georges Jamin as Jeff
Jos Gevers as Flup
René Herdé as Bouchardon
Omer Ducarme as Hans
Denise Volny as Suzanne
Viviane Chantel as Lily
Werner Degan as Wenceslas Vorobeitchik 'Wens'
References
Bibliography
Mosley, Philip. Split Screen: Belgian Cinema and Cultural Identity. SUNY Press, 2001.
Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards
- Stanislas-André Steeman
- E.G. de Meyst
- Marcel Josz
- Jef Bruyninckx
- Louis Salou
- Jacques Companeez
- Marie Déa
- DisCina
- List of French films of 1947
