L'esprit du mal

1954 · 92 min · Drama

The story of a Machiavellian plan hatched by a money-grubbing stepmother to push aside the young lover of her stepdaughter whom she wants to marry a wealthy idiot. The woman devises the most abominable machinations to achieve her ends, going as far as to try and murder her own husband. This melodrama in which evil attempts to prevail over love was adapted from the play THE SPIRIT OF EVIL by Quebec’s prolific playwright of the 40s and 50s Henri Deyglun.

Director: Jean-Yves Bigras
Writers: Henri Deyglun, Louis Pelland
Released: February 27, 1954
Language: French

Cast

Camille Ducharme
M. Trudeau
Roger Garceau
Paul Martin
Robert Rivard
Johnny Macdonald
Rosanna Seaborn
Virginie Trudeau
Denyse St-Pierre
Ginette Trudeau
Marthe Thierry
Mme MacDonald
Pierre Valcour
Pierre Richard
Édouard Wooley
M. MacDonald

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