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The Last Turning

64.29 %|May 17, 1939|Drama, Crime, Romance

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 ...

Featured Crew

Pierre Chenal
Director
James M. Cain
Novel
Charles Spaak
Writer
Henri Torrès
Writer
Charles Smadja
Producer
Christian Matras
Cinematography
Borys Lewin
Editor
Jean Wiener
Music

Cast

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Michel Simon
Nick Marino
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Corinne Luchaire
Cora Marino
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René Bergeron
Le commissaire (as Bergeron)
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Charles Blavette
Un camionneur
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Marcel Duhamel
Le monsieur pressé
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Etienne Decroux
Le patron du bistrot
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Pierre Labry
Un camionneur
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Serge Nadaud
Le motard
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Fred Pasquali
Un joueur
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Georges Paulais
Le greffier
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Georges Péclet
L'assureur
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Florence Marly
Madge, la dompteuse
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Robert Le Vigan
Le cousin maître-chanteur
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Yvonne Yma
La femme