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Le Petit Jacques
Noël Rambert is overwhelmed by fate. Marthe, his wife, has left him. His son, little Jacques, sickly and touching, has psychic gifts. Life is not a happy one. A crime is committed. Poor Rambert is unjustly suspected. A good-looking man convinces him to confess his guilt. In doing so, he secures his child's future. Resigned to everything, the sad Rambert is ready for the scaffold. The little medium brings the truth to light and Mme Mortal denounces her husband, Daniel Mortal, the man behind the despicable bargain, as the murderer. Happiness returns with a bang, as the repentant Marthe Rambert continues to watch over little Jacques during the ordeal.
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Noël Rambert is overwhelmed by fate. Marthe, his wife, has left him. His son, little Jacques, sickly and touching, has psychic gifts. Life is not a happy one. A crime is committed. Poor Rambert is unjustly suspected. A good-looking man convinces him to confess his guilt. In doing so, he secures his child's future. Resigned to everything, the sad Rambert is ready for the scaffold. The little medium brings the truth to light and Mme Mortal denounces her husband, Daniel Mortal, the man behind the despicable bargain, as the murderer. Happiness returns with a bang, as the repentant Marthe Rambert continues to watch over little Jacques during the ordeal.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Robert Bettoni, Robert Bibal, Michel Dulud
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Roy Films
Cast
Robert Bibal
Director
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Noël Rambert
Blanchette Brunoy
Marthe Rambert
Christian Fourcade
Jacques Rambert
Howard Vernon
Daniel Mortal
Micheline Francey
Claire Mortal
Célia Cortez
Mademoiselle Edmée, assistant
Pierre Jourdan
Paul Laverdac
Jean Tissier
Investigating judge Dubois
Jacques Charon
Defense lawyer Maître Merlin
Lucien Nat
Prosecutor
Charles Roy
Doctor Arthez
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