Little Lise

Little Lise

1930 · 84 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. After serving a few years in a chain gang, he is released for good behavior. He feels very happy to be able to return to Paris and to meet Lise, his daughter, again. But, to his dismay, he finds that Lise, through the fault of André, her lover and pimp, has unwillingly committed a murder.

Directed by Jean Grémillon · Written by Charles Spaak

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