This week’s mystery movie was the 1939 film Le Jour Se Leve, with Jean Gabin, Jules Berry, Arletty, Mady Berry, Genin, Arthur Devere, Bergeron, Bernard Blier, Peres, Germaine Lix, Gabrielle Fontan, Jacques Baumer and Jacqueline Laurent.
Original scenario by Jacques Viot.
Dialogue by Jacques Prevert.
Photographed by Curt Courant.
Edited by Marcel Carne.
Assistant directors Pierre Blondy and Jean Fazy.
Set design by Alexandre Trauner.
Music by Maurice Jaubert.
Prises de vues by Bac, Agostini and Viguier.
Sound by Petitjean.
Montages by Le Henaff.
Regie Generale by Brachet.
Photos by Voinquel.
Production director Paul Madeux.
Tourne a Paris – Studios – Cinema. A Billancourt (Seine).
Directed by Marcel Carne.
Le Jour Se Leve is available on Blu-ray in Region 2 format and on streaming from Amazon and the Criterion Channel.
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I picked Le Jour Se Leve because it looked interesting and it certainly is. This is a dark, moody film, beautifully photographed and the cast is terrific. Highly recommended.
The New York Times only wrote about the film during later revivals, and tributes to Jean Gabin and Marcel Carne.
For Monday, we have a mysterious person!
Update: This is Jean Gabin.
For Tuesday, we have another mysterious guest.
Update: This is Georges Douking.
Note to Sylvia: You’re on the right track!
Pour mercredi, nous avons une femme très mystérieuse, ainsi que l’homme à l’arrière de la tête.
Update: This is Arletty with Jean Gabin as Back of the Head Guy.
Pour jeudi, notre homme mystère fume une cigarette.
Update: This is Jules Berry.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Monday’s mysterious fellow and Wednesday’s Back of the Head Guy), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mystery woman and Back of the Head Guy) and Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery woman).
Pour vendredi, voici notre homme et notre femme mystérieux.
Update: This is Jacqueline Laurent and Jean Gabin.
Brain Trust roll call: Stacia (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mysterious woman and Thursday’s mysterious fellow) and Mike Hawks (Monday’s mysterious fellow, Wednesday’s Back of the Head Guy and Thursday’s mysterious fellow).
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Hmm, on my phone that looked like Leon Ames but I’m not so sure of that now. What I thought was moustache may just be shadow! But I’m going with Leon Ames.
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An interesting guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Buster Keaton?
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An excellent guess! The image has a “Navigator” vibe to it. But alas, I’m afraid not.
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A shot in the dark: Transatlantic Tunnel?
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An excellent guess! But, alas, not this time….
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Hobart Bosworth in BELOW THE SURFACE.
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An excellent guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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I also thought deep sea diving suit initially. Now, it looks more like a hazmat suit to me and with those windows on the right, that seems more likely. No idea yet. Await Tuesday’s image with bated breath.
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Found a similar hazmat costume.
I think it’s “On the Beach” 1959
Will go back and look at cast images.
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An excellent guess! All will become clear very soon…
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Think my guess was not correct. Maybe a similar story but the haz suit is not quite the same. Ava G. (from last week) is in the movie I guessed, too. Oh well.
Will keep looking.
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STORMY WATERS. Jean Gabin Monday and today, Madeleine Renaud today.
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Gabin and Arletty in Daybreak,
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Arletty.
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Luise Rainer on Wednesday?
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An excellent guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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l’etoile d valencia. Brigitte Helm Tuesday and Pierre Labry today.
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Wednesday is Arletty and Thursday is Jules Berry and I think this is DAYBREAK, which means Monday is Jean Gabin! I’ll try to watch this on Criterion soon because the description makes it sound like an essential noir and yet I haven’t heard much about it.
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Jean Gabin, Jules Berry in DAYBREAK (Le jour se lev).
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DAYBREAK. Arletty Wednesday, Rene Gabin Toesday, Jules Berry yesterday, and Jacquelien Laurent and Gabin today
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Jacqueline Laurent and Jean Gabin.
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Daybreak (Le Jour se Leve) 1939
Mon – Jean Gabin (hazmat-suited for his foundry job)
Tues – George Douking is the blind neighbor. Not sure of the guy on the bed in the BG.
Wed – Arletty is the lady with the interesting hairstyle. Gabin is the BOTHG
Thu – Jules Berry
Fri – Jean Gabin and Jacqueline Laurent
Interesting story line. The hero’s life situation kind of reminded me of the lead in one of your previous mystery puzzles, “Killer of Sheep”; working for hours at a “soul numbing job just to get by” to quote one blogger.
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