The Last Turning

The Last Turning

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1939-05-17
Duration:90 min
Country:France
Director:Pierre Chenal
Actors:Fernand Gravey, Michel Simon, Corinne Luchaire, Marcel Vallée, Auguste Bovério
Production:Gladiator Productions

Overview:

Frank, a hobo, ends up in a garage-truck stop in the middle of nowhere. Nick Marino, its older, kind and naive owner, is married to Cora, a sexy and mercenary woman half his age. Frank, although not a fan of hard work, accepts Nick's offer to work for him. Of course, it is not for Nick's sake that the young man becomes his attendant, but for the love of Cora under whose spell he has fallen at once. It does not take long before Cora, who despises her husband, asks her lover to help her get rid of him. Frank is reluctant at first but ...

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