Edith, a young orphan, is exploited as a waitress and bullied by her adoptive father. But she has a dream: she wants to become a star. One day the Orient Express, which never stops at the ... See full summary
L'inconnu d'un soir (1949) Online
Edith, a young orphan, is exploited as a waitress and bullied by her adoptive father. But she has a dream: she wants to become a star. One day the Orient Express, which never stops at the little station across the café she works in, is forced to pull up due to a technical incident. And out of a carriage gets ... a company of dancers, who start rehearsing before Edith's amazed eyes. She meets the director of the company, handsome dancing star Harry Belmont, who takes an interest in her beauty and in her natural talent. When she leaves her obnoxious father for Vienna, Harry is absent. She nearly gets seduced by a libidinous man but, after a narrow escape, she gets a job from Treberg, the owner of the restaurant she had dined in. Treberg finds her there, hires her as a dancer and the pair soon meets tremendous success. A star is born but, realizing that he comes second to her, he prefers to vanish. Edith, now known by stage name Marie-Ange, becomes a solo hit as a dancer and singer. In ...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Raymond Rouleau | - | Le roi Jean IV |
 | Nadia Gray | - | Édith aka Marie-Ange |
 | Claude Dauphin | - | Harry Belmont |
 | Robert Berri | - | L'homme |
| Lucienne Legrand | - | Hélène |
| René Génin | - | Treberg, le patron du restaurant |
| Catherine Fonteney | - | La princesse |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Max Palenc |
The script was inspired by the real-life love story of King Manoel of Portugal and French actress Gaby Deslys during the 1920's.