The Blue Veil
Le Voile bleu
Release: 1942-11-18
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 5.4
Drama
In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double misfortune, Louise decides to dedicate her life to caring for the children of others. She becomes a nurse with several employers, giving her affection to little boys or girls. A widower and another man propose to her but she refuses twice determined as she is to live only for the children in her charge.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Compagnie Générale Cinématographique (CGC)
Cast
Jean Clarieux
as Henri Forneret
Elvira Popescu
as Mona Lorenza
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Mademoiselle Eugénie
Noël Roquevert
as Inspector Duval
Renée Devillers
as Madame Forneret
Camille Bert
as Doctor
Aimé Clariond
as Investigating judge
Marcelle Géniat
as Madame Breuilly
Georges Grey
as Gérard Volnar-Bussel
Denise Grey
as Madame Volnar-Bussel
Paul Demange
as Pons (uncredited)
Marcelle Monthil
as Gossip (uncredited)
Julienne Paroli
as Concierge (uncredited)
Fernand Charpin
as Émile Perrette
Marthe Mellot
as Gossip
Odette Barencey
as Gossip (uncredited)
Pierre Larquey
as Antoine Lancelot
Primerose Perret
as Georgette Volnar-Bucel
Gaby Morlay
as Louise Jarraud
André Alerme
as Ernest Volnar-Bussel
Liliane Bert
as (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
as Pauline (uncredited)
Noëlle Norman
as Madame Berger, director of the placement office (uncredited)
Camille Guérini
as d'Aubigny