The Southern Trail (1938)

As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.

Cast (16)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ketti Gallian

Hélène Marchand

Albert Préjean

Lieutenant Naud

Pierre Renoir

Stolberg

Jean-Louis Barrault

Olcott

René Lefèvre

L'instituteur Saillant

André Fouché

Sous-lieutenant Beaumont

Arthur Devère

Gingembre

Jacques Baumer

Gomez

Jean Brochard

Adjudant Soulier

Geymond Vital

Braun

J

Jean Témerson

Chailloux

Charles Lemontier

Le sergent Horn

Marcel Melrac

Doholu

A

A.S. Takal

Ali

Jany Holt

(uncredited)

Rodolphe Marcilly

(uncredited)

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