Louise Carletti Movies
- 1962
In this adventure, a French Resistance fighter hides from his Nazi pursuers in a mental hospital. After they leave, he must prove himself sane before he can go free. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1961
This is an interesting but no more than routine drama by director Raoul Andre about the fragile nature of sanity when one is under extreme duress. Set during World War II in France, the story begins when a resistance fighter is given shelter in an asylum by a friend who manages the institution. Soon after, the manager is arrested by the Gestapo, which gets the resistance fighter involved. He finds the informer who set his friend up and kills him. But then no one will believe his story about the informer and he becomes desperate enough to start losing his own mental balance. A young doctor and the daughter of one of the inmates help him keep it together, but he knows he cannot continue like this for long. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Francis Blanche, Louise Carletti, (more)
- 1961
A social worker endeavors to rehabilitate Parisian streetwalkers in this drama. Two men later meet a pair of these reformed women and fall in love. When one of the women's old friend's is murdered, one of the girl's become a prime suspect. Actually the dead woman was slain by the ex-hooker's former employer, a gangster. Unfortunately the gangster dies in an auto wreck. Meanwhile, the social worker tries to clear the girl by telling police that she had been with her lover. The truth about the girls eventually comes out, and only one of their lovers is understanding. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1950
Released in the U.S. in 1950, Mask of Korea has the sort of title that suggests a tie-in with the then-raging Korean Conflict. Not true. The film was actually lensed in France in 1940, under the title Macao l'Enfer de Jeu. Silent-film veterans Erich Von Stroheim and Sessue Hayakawa star as, respectively, a gun-runner and a gambling-house proprietor. The two men are brought into conflict over a revolution in Korea, and are also rivals for the affections of a beautiful woman (Mirielle Balin). When customers complained about the misleading title Mask of Korea, the film was rechristened Gambling Hell. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Erich Von Stroheim, Sessue Hayakawa, (more)
- 1950
The English-language title of the French Une Fille a Croquer was the slightly suggestive Good Enough to Eat. The film is an adult-oriented retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," complete with a character named "Loup" (translation: Wolf). The heroine is Rose (Louise Cartell), the heir to a fortune. Incredibly naïve, Rose permits herself to be charmed by the fortune-hunting Loup (Serge Reggiani). No, the villain doesn't disguise himself as Rose's grandma, but otherwise he's not above anything to get his hands on the wide-eyed lass' millions. Surprisingly, Une Filler a Croquer is not played for laughs, though perhaps it should have been. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti, (more)
- 1948
In this sentimental story, several hard working school children do a series of odd jobs to earn enough money to repair the window they accidentally broke. Unfortunately, just as they have enough cash, a meany steals the money. The plucky children rally together, get it back and see that justice is served. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil, (more)
- 1946
The Village of Wrath is the English-language title of this French costume melodrama. The hero is a city boy who moves to the country and falls in love with a gypsy girl. The local villagers regard the girl as a sorceress, and don't think much of the boy, either. Nearly driven out of town on a rail, hero and heroine eventually exonerate themselves and prove that their accusers have feet of clay. At the time the film was released, the reviewer for Variety magazine opined that Le Village de la Colere might have worked better if remade in Hollywood, but this never came to pass. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louise Carletti, Jean Parédès, (more)
