The Cupid Club (French: Bal Cupidon) is a 1949 comedy crime film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Yves Vincent.[1] It was shot during 1948, but released the following year. It was made at the Photosonor Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Eugène Delfau.

The Cupid Club
Directed byMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Written byMarc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced byFrancis Cosne
Georges Dancigers
Lucien Masson
Alexandre Mnouchkine
StarringPierre Blanchar
Simone Renant
Yves Vincent
CinematographyRené Gaveau
Edited byRaymond Leboursier
Music byJean Marion
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Distributed byLa Société des Films Sirius
Release date
  • 18 May 1949 (1949-05-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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Flip, an amateur detective is arrested for speeding and is prosecuted by the lawyer Isabelle and convicted. When shortly afterwards a man is murdered the two join forces to investigate. Much of the mystery surrounds a nightclub Bal Cupidon whose owner was having an affair with the dead man's wife.

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References

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  1. ^ Rège p.913

Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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