Grey's Thirteenth Investigation

Grey's Thirteenth Investigation (French: La treizième enquête de Grey) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Pierre Maudru and starring Maurice Lagrenée, Raymond Cordy and Colette Darfeuil.[1] It was based on play by Max Viterbo, inspired by the character of Inspector Grey in novels by Alfred Gragnon.[2] It was the third of series of four films featuring the detective. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Grey's Thirteenth Investigation
Directed byPierre Maudru
Written byPierre Maudru
Based onGrey's Thirteenth Investigation by Max Viterbo
Produced byAndré Dugès
StarringMaurice Lagrenée
Raymond Cordy
Colette Darfeuil
CinematographyRaoul Aubourdier
Jean-Paul Goreaud
Music byAlbert Chantrier
Production
company
Films Régent
Release date
18 June 1937
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast
  • Maurice Lagrenée as L'inspecteur Grey
  • Raymond Cordy as Corvetto
  • Paule Dagrève as Rosa Schneider
  • Colette Darfeuil as Daisy Garden
  • Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Poussin
  • Philippe Hersent as Bernard Dartmore
  • Fernand Mailly as Docteur Dartmore
  • Lucien Ferney as Le directeur de l'hôtel
  • Ghyslaine as Bessy Gould
  • Ky Duyen as Okata - l'impresario japonais
  • Eddy Debray as Louis
  • Sylvia Cobs as La manucure
  • Renée Piat as La danseuse
  • Ketty Pierson as La journaliste
  • Lily Fairlie as Catherine

References
  1. Bessy & Chirat p.277
  2. Goble p.480

Bibliography
  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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