Suspicion (1956 film)

Suspicion (French: Soupçons) is a 1956 French crime drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Anne Vernon, Frank Villard and Dora Doll. It is based on the 1950 novel La Pavane des poisons by Maurice Dekobra. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

Synopsis
The wealthy Etienne de Montenoy invites a number of guests to a family reunion at his chateau. He plans to discard his long-standing mistress Angèle, having fallen in love with Claire, his goddaughter's tutor. However, he fails to wake up one morning and the police detectives believe he has been poisoned.

Cast

 * Anne Vernon as Claire Grandjean
 * Frank Villard as Etienne Jean Marie de Montenoy
 * Dora Doll as 	Angèle Amélie Jeanne Mersch
 * Jacques Castelot as 	Thierry de Villesec
 * Henri Vilbert as 	Charles Tramillet
 * Serge Nadaud as L'inspecteur de police Fiori
 * Roland Lesaffre as	Raymond Dellez
 * Yves Massard as Dr. Delacroix
 * Christel Mathieu as Henriette Tramillet
 * Ketti Gallian as 	Cécile de Villesec
 * Zina d'Harcourt as Dora Dalba - une strip-teaseuse
 * Perrette Souplex as Clotilde
 * Isabelle Eber as Simone Tramillet
 * Yannick Malloire as Françoise Deschamps
 * Robert Seller as Edouard - le valet de chambre
 * Gilles Quéant as Le juge
 * Bernard Musson as Le notaire
 * Albert Michel as Le garde chasse
 * Claire Olivier as Rose