Corinne Luchaire Movies
- 1944
Originally released in 1939, Three Hours went under the titles Le Deseteur and Je t'attendri during its initial European run. In his last French film appearance before WW II, Jean-Pierre Aumont plays WW I soldier Paul Marchand. When his troop train is stalled for repairs in his hometown, Marchand takes advantage of the delay to visit his sweetheart Marie (Corinne Luchaire). Within the next three hours, Marchand discovers that (a) his letters to Marie have been held up by his own spiteful mother and (b) Marie has been driven from her home. With little time to spare, our hero reconciles Marie with his mother, bidding them a fond adieu as he reboards his train. By the time Three Hours was released in the U.S. in 1944, Jean Pierre-Aumont had been signed by MGM, while co-star Corinne Luchaire had been denounced by the Allied occupation troops as a collaborationist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jean-Pierre Aumont
- 1939
Based on a novel by Gina Kaus, The Affair Lafont is the tragic tale of two sisters. Claire (Corinne Luchaire) is 20 years old, unmarried and incredibly naïve; Catherine (Annie Ducaux), nearing thirty, is terrified that her husband will leave her because she's never borne him a child. When Claire is rendered pregnant by her casual beau, Catherine adopts the baby, intending to pass it off as her own when her archeologist husband returns from a long expedition. Unfortunately, the father of the child sees this set-up as an ideal opportunity for blackmail; once this problem has been dealt with, Claire begins having second thoughts and demands her baby back. Told in flashback, this series of events is offered as explanation for the burst of gunfire that opens the film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux, (more)
- 1939
Le Deserteur (The Deserter) is Jean-Pierre Aumont, who during WWI jumps off a troop train en route to the battlefield. It's not that he's a coward: Aumont hopes to locate his runaway sweetheart, who has taken a job in a rundown tavern. It turns out that the hero's own mother, a bitter, spiteful woman, is responsible for his girlfriend's present sorry state. Hoping to take her away from all this, Aumont is cornered by the tavern's hateful owner, who intends to turn the boy over to the military authorities so that he can have the girl all to himself. A struggle follows, ending in a killing, but a timely German bombing raid wipes out all evidence of the "crime." Less than two hours after his desertion, Aumont manages to rejoin his regiment, having solved all of his girlfriend's problems in record time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corinne Luchaire, Jean-Pierre Aumont, (more)
- 1939
Long before James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice was filmed by MGM, there were two intriguing foreign versions, one (unauthorized) from Italy and the other from France. The French version, directed by Pierre Chenal, was titled Le Dernier Tournant and released in English-speaking countries as The Last Turning. Fernand Gravet fills the role of anti-hero Frank, who goes to work for crude but likeable garage mechanic Nick Marino (Michel Simon). Whipped into an erotic frenzy by Nick's sexy young wife Cora (Corinne Luchaire), Frank cooks up a scheme with her to bump off Nick for the insurance money. Once the dirty deed is done, Frank and Cora are arrested for murder but manage to beat the rap. Fate, however, has other things in store for the conscience-stricken couple. One of the highlights of Le Dernier Tournant, a cross-examination in a hospital room, was supervised by real-life French jurist Henry Torres. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fernand Gravey, Corinne Luchaire, (more)
- 1939
This disturbing melodrama centers upon the relationship between two sisters. One sister is married, but unable to bear children; her husband, who wants kids, is ready to leave her. The other sister is single and pregnant. The baby's father left her. The married sister talks her sister in to giving her the child, so she can save her marriage. The little sister does so, and then falls in love herself and gets engaged. Trouble ensues when the baby's father reappears and blackmails her. Now the sister must decide when and how she is going to tell her fiance the truth. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux, (more)
- 1938
In this European drama, a girl in reform school finds herself falling in love with school physician, but must compete with the liberal thinking superintendent for the doctor's affection. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best, (more)
- 1937
Prison Sans Barreaux (Prison Without Bars) takes place in a private correctional institution for young women. Annie Duchaux stars as Yvonne, the new director of the institution, who is of the opinion that her charges will respond better to kindness than brutality. One who benefits greatly from Yvonne's progressive policies is an inmate named Nelly (Corinne Luchaire), who transforms from a hardened sociopath to a useful member of society. Alas, this triumph proves to have its price when Nelly falls in love with Yvonne's doctor fiancé (Roger Duchesne). Handled with subtlety rather than sensationalism, Prison Sans Barreaux remains one of the better "girls in jail" efforts. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Annie Ducaux, Corinne Luchaire, (more)
