Les femmes s'en balancent (1954)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Bernard Borderie

Writers:

Bernard Borderie (writer)
Peter Cheyney (novel)

Release Date:

5 May 1954 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Eddie Constantine	...	Lemmy Caution
Nadia Gray	...	Henietta Aymes
Dominique Wilms	...	Paulette Bénito
Robert Berri	...	Fernandez
Jacques Castelot	...	Granworth Aymes
Robert Burnier	...	Metts, le chef de la police
Darío Moreno	...	Perera
Gil Delamare	...	Sagers
Nicolas Vogel	...	Jim Maloney
Dominique Bukar	...	Bénito Burdell
Georgette Anys	...	La matrone
François Perrot	...	Langdon Burdell
Emilio Carrer	...	Le docteur
Guy Henry	...	Daredo
Anne-Marie Mersen	...	Rita, la standardiste

Also Known As:

Dames Don't Care (USA) (video title)
Dames Get Along (International: English title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ça n'arrive qu'à moi (1985)

Good Lemmy Caution entry is too knowing to fully enjoy

Eddie Constantine is Lemmy Caution in his second or third go round at the character. Here caution is on the trail of a women who may or may not be mixed up in a blackmail scheme. Its a semi-complicated affair that Lemmy solves more with his fists then his brains. Its an okay Euro Noir that is a bit too knowing for my tastes-Eddie and some of the other cast members pretty much look in the camera and wink. Constantine is a great actor and I could never understand why he never why he was never big here in the US. He was a fine tough guy that looked like he could do pretty much anything. To be certain he made films up to his death, but at the same time he should have been huge here in the US. Worth a look if you're in the mood-its perfect late night fare.