The Last Turning (1939)

Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...
- Released
- 1939-05-17
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Romance
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Pierre Chenal
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 17 votes
Cast
- Fernand Gravey as Frank Maurice
- Michel Simon as Nick Marino
- Corinne Luchaire as Cora Marino
- Marcel Vallée as Judge
- Auguste Bovério as Priest
- René Bergeron as Commissioner
- Charles Blavette as Trucker
- Georges Douking as Player
- Marcel Duhamel as Gentleman in a hurry
- Etienne Decroux as Boss of the bistro
- Pierre Labry as Trucker
- Jean-François Martial as Architect
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