Beware of Blondes (1950 film)

1950 film

Beware of Blondes
French film poster

French	Méfiez-vous des blondes

Directed by	André Hunebelle
Written by	Michel Audiard
Produced by	André Hunebelle
Starring	Raymond Rouleau Martine Carol Claude Farell
Cinematography	Maurice Barry
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Jean Marion
Production companies	Production Artistique et Cinématographique Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	24 November 1950 (1950-11-24)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Beware of Blondes (French: Méfiez-vous des blondes) is a 1950 French crime film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Martine Carol and Claude Farell. It is part of the trilogy of films featuring reporter Georges Masse. It was preceded by Mission in Tangier in 1949 and followed by Massacre in Lace (1952). It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Synopsis

Masse investigates the death of a woman who had been trying to gain information of drug-smuggling organisations in the Far East.

Partial cast

Raymond Rouleau as Georges Masse
Martine Carol as Olga Schneider
Claude Farell as Suzanne Wilson
Yves Vincent as Luigi Costelli
Bernard La Jarrige as Petit Louis
Henri Crémieux as M. Dubois
Pierre Destailles as Lionel, le Voyageur
Espanita Cortez as the Spanish Dancer
Monique Darbaud as the Be Bop Dancer
Martine Arden
Madeleine Barbulée as Mme Dubois
Anne-Marie Duverney as Anne-Marie
Liliane Ernout
Catherine Fath
Claude Garbe
Claude Winter
Louis Bugette as the First Killer
Robert Le Béal as the Second Killer
Larbi Tounsi
Françoise Lugagne as Janine Lambert
Anny Flore as the Singer
Ky Duyen as M. Dou
Robert Arnoux as Editor-in-chief
Noël Roquevert as Commissioner Besnard

References

BFI.org
Moine, Raphaëlle (2009). Cinema Genre. Translated by Fox, Alistair; Radner, Hilary. Blackwell Publishing. p. 153. ISBN 9781405156509.

External links

Beware of Blondes at IMDb
Beware of Blondes at AllMovie

v t e Films by André Hunebelle
Mission in Tangier (1949) Millionaires for One Day (1949) Beware of Blondes (1950) My Wife Is Formidable (1951) Massacre in Lace (1952) Monsieur Taxi (1952) My Husband Is Marvelous (1952) The Three Musketeers (1953) Cadet Rousselle (1954) Thirteen at the Table (1955) The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955) Mannequins of Paris (1956) Les Collégiennes (1957) Taxi, Roulotte et Corrida (1958) Le Bossu (1959) Captain Blood (1960) Le Miracle des loups (1961) The Mysteries of Paris (1962) OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963) Méfiez-vous, mesdames (1963) Fantômas (1964) Shadow of Evil (1964) OSS 117 Mission for a Killer (1964) Fantômas se déchaîne (1965) Fantômas contre Scotland Yard (1967) The Return of Monte Cristo (1968) OSS 117 – Double Agent (1968)

Films by André Hunebelle

v t e Films by Michel Audiard
Written and directed	Leontine (1968) A Golden Widow (1969) Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970) Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)
Written only	Mission in Tangier (1949) Beware of Blondes (1950) Darling Caroline (1951) Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951) My Wife Is Formidable (1951) The Man in My Life (1952) Massacre in Lace (1952) She and Me (1952) The Long Teeth (1953) The Most Wanted Man (1953) The Three Musketeers (1953) April Fools' Day (1954) The Cheerful Squadron (1954) Love in a Hot Climate (1954) Quay of Blondes (1954) Gas-Oil (1955) Blood to the Head (1956) Mannequins of Paris (1956) Short Head (1956) Fugitive in Saigon (1957) Retour de manivelle (1957) Speaking of Murder (1957) Three Days to Live (1957) Le désordre et la nuit (1958) Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) Les Misérables (1958) The Possessors (1958) Archimède le clochard (1959) Babette Goes to War (1959) Eyes of Love (1959) Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959) Rue des prairies (1959) Too Late to Love (1959) The Baron of the Locks (1960) Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) The Old Guard (1960) The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961) Famous Love Affairs (1961) The Lions Are Loose (1961) The President (1961) Taxi for Tobruk (1961) The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962) Emile's Boat (1962) The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) A Monkey in Winter (1962) Any Number Can Win (1963) Carom Shots (1963) Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) The Trip to Biarritz (1963) La Chasse à l'homme (1964) The Great Spy Chase (1964) Greed in the Sun (1964) Salad by the Roots (1964) Une souris chez les hommes (1964) Les Bons Vivants (1965) Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) Tender Scoundrel (1966) All Mad About Him (1967) An Idiot in Paris (1967) Johnny Banco (1967) A Little Virtuous (1968) Pasha (1968) Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) Incorrigible (1975) Body of My Enemy (1976) The Big Operator (1976) Animal (1977) Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) Cop or Hood (1979) Les Égouts du paradis (1979) Le Guignolo (1980) Jupiter's Thigh (1980) Il lupo e l'agnello (1980) Garde à Vue (1981) The Professional (1981) Espion, lève-toi (1982) Deadly Circuit (1983) Le Marginal (1983) Dog Day (1984) Les Morfalous (1984) La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

Films by Michel Audiard

Written and directed

Leontine (1968)
A Golden Widow (1969)
Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! (1970)
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974)

Written only

Mission in Tangier (1949)
Beware of Blondes (1950)
Darling Caroline (1951)
Mr. Peek-a-Boo (1951)
My Wife Is Formidable (1951)
The Man in My Life (1952)
Massacre in Lace (1952)
She and Me (1952)
The Long Teeth (1953)
The Most Wanted Man (1953)
The Three Musketeers (1953)
April Fools' Day (1954)
The Cheerful Squadron (1954)
Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
Quay of Blondes (1954)
Gas-Oil (1955)
Blood to the Head (1956)
Mannequins of Paris (1956)
Short Head (1956)
Fugitive in Saigon (1957)
Retour de manivelle (1957)
Speaking of Murder (1957)
Three Days to Live (1957)
Le désordre et la nuit (1958)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
Les Misérables (1958)
The Possessors (1958)
Archimède le clochard (1959)
Babette Goes to War (1959)
Eyes of Love (1959)
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
Rue des prairies (1959)
Too Late to Love (1959)
The Baron of the Locks (1960)
Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
The Old Guard (1960)
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
The President (1961)
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Emile's Boat (1962)
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Carom Shots (1963)
Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
La Chasse à l'homme (1964)
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
Salad by the Roots (1964)
Une souris chez les hommes (1964)
Les Bons Vivants (1965)
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
All Mad About Him (1967)
An Idiot in Paris (1967)
Johnny Banco (1967)
A Little Virtuous (1968)
Pasha (1968)
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
Incorrigible (1975)
Body of My Enemy (1976)
The Big Operator (1976)
Animal (1977)
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Cop or Hood (1979)
Les Égouts du paradis (1979)
Le Guignolo (1980)
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
Garde à Vue (1981)
The Professional (1981)
Espion, lève-toi (1982)
Deadly Circuit (1983)
Le Marginal (1983)
Dog Day (1984)
Les Morfalous (1984)
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)

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