The Southern Trail (1938)

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The Southern Trail on IMDb 5.4/10 9 votes

Released:
1938-09-07

Overview:
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.

Director:
Pierre Billon

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Adventure

  • Cast:
  • Ketti Gallian
    as
    Hélène Marchand
  • Albert Préjean
    as
    Lieutenant Naud
  • Pierre Renoir
    as
    Stolberg
  • Jean-Louis Barrault
    as
    Olcott
  • René Lefèvre
    as
    L'instituteur Saillant