The Southern Trail
1938/09/07 • Released • French
Overview
As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.
Director : Pierre Billon
Casts
Ketti Gallian
Hélène Marchand
Albert Préjean
Lieutenant Naud
Pierre Renoir
Stolberg
Jean-Louis Barrault
Olcott
René Lefèvre
L'instituteur Saillant
Arthur Devère
Gingembre
Jacques Baumer
Gomez
Jean Brochard
Adjudant Soulier
Geymond Vital
Braun
Jean Témerson
Chailloux
Charles Lemontier
Le sergent Horn
Marcel Melrac
Doholu
Jany Holt
(uncredited)
Rodolphe Marcilly
(uncredited)
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