Serenade to the Executioner

Serenade to the Executioner (French: Sérénade au bourreau) is a 1951 French crime drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar and Antonin Berval. It is based on the 1928 novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Druart.

Synopsis
Criminal William A. Schomberg masquerades as a physician running a nursing home. He becomes obsessed with the idea that one of his patients Didier is having an affair with his attractive wife Irène. With Inspector Fourasse on his tail Schomberg closes the home and disappears. However he strangles Irène and makes it look as if Didier is guilt of the murder.

Cast

 * Paul Meurisse as 	William A. Schomberg
 * Tilda Thamar as 	Irène Schomberg
 * Antonin Berval as 	Inspecteur Léon Fourasse
 * Julien Bertheau as 	Lorenzi
 * Solange Varenne as 	Mélie
 * Jean Pignol as 	Gilbert
 * Gérard Landry as 	Didier Laurent
 * Véra Norman as 	Paula Cherry