La revanche de Roger la Honte

1946
1h 30m

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Roger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he discovers that on the one hand his wife has died of a broken heart and on the other that hi... Read allRoger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he discovers that on the one hand his wife has died of a broken heart and on the other that his daughter Suzanne is in love with Raymond de Noirville, the son of his former mistress. W... Read allRoger Laroque is now a rich man. He returns to France under the name of William Farnell. There, he discovers that on the one hand his wife has died of a broken heart and on the other that his daughter Suzanne is in love with Raymond de Noirville, the son of his former mistress. With the help of a few friends, Roger coldly prepares his revenge.

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French censorship visa # 4109.

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Follows Roger la Honte (1946)

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Shame on him,vol.2

Oddly ,this follow-up to "Roger la Honte" is praised by the critics ,just because Charles Spaak lent a helping hand with the lines.In my opinion,this second part is more confused than the first one.There is a ludicrous scene where Jean Desailly and Simone Valere (two excellent thespians ,husband and wife in real life)take part in a motor race (old rattle-traps that is).There's "a story so far" at the beginning of the film which often looks like a poor man's "les Miserables" ,Roger and his daughter looking like Jean Valjean and Cosette with captain Lacroix as their Javert.

"Roger la Honte" ,like "la Porteuse de Pain" will see his name cleared at last.Entertaining stuff ,because of the very good cast:Lucien Coedel,Maria Casarès,Louis Salou (these two were in "les Enfants Du Paradis" ),Paul Bernard,Jean Tissier...