
Also known as Lilac, this early Anatole Litvak-directed talkie was based on a play by Tristan Bernard and Charles Henry Hirsch. The story bears traces of the Bertold Brecht-Weill piece The Threepenny Opera, with heroine Lilac (Marcelle Romeo) consorting with the criminal scum of Paris. Lilac falls in love with a handsome detective (Andre Luguet), but he doesn't let his emotions stand in the way of his duty, and in the end he reluctantly turns her over to the authorities. At $120,000, Coeur de Lilas was one of the most expensive movies to come out of France in 1931, but it more than made back its cost at the box-office.
Directed by Anatole Litvak
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Cast

Marcelle Romee
Coeur de Lilas

André Luguet
André Lucot

Fréhel
La Douleur

Jean Gabin
Martousse
Lydie Villars
La Crevette
Fordyce
Mme Darny

Marcel Delaître
Mr Darny

Georges Paulais
le juge d'instruction

Paul Amiot
Merlu

Fernandel
le garçon d'honneur

Madeleine Guitty
Mme. Charignoul
Carlotta Conti
Mme. Novion

Pierre Labry
Charignoul

Jean-Max
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