A Hen on a Wall

A Hen on a Wall
Directed by	Maurice Gleize
Written by	Léopold Marchand (play)
Produced by	Henry Dory
Starring	Jules Berry Pierre Larquey Christiane Delyne
Cinematography	Willy Faktorovitch
Edited by	Les Productions Pellegrin
Music by	Henri Poussigue
Production company	Productions Henry Doru
Release date	22 May 1936 (1936-05-22)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

A Hen on a Wall (French: Une poule sur un mur) is a 1936 French crime film directed by Maurice Gleize and starring Jules Berry, Pierre Larquey and Christiane Delyne. ^[1] The title refers to a French children's song.

Synopsis

A peasant girl claims she has been sexually assaulted. An investigating detective discovers this to be untrue, but also reveals hidden secrets about many of the village inhabitants.

Cast

• Jules Berry as Henri Sornin
• Pierre Larquey as Bob Pouvrier
• Christiane Delyne as Betty Pouvrier
• Monique Rolland as Fossette Sornin
• Saturnin Fabre as Monsieur Amédée
• Sinoël as L'oncle Albert
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir
• Andrée Champeaux
• Serjius as Gustave
• René Alié
• Jacqueline Prévot
• Georges Bever
• Carlos Machado

References

1. Crisp p.409

Bibliography

• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

• A Hen on a Wall at IMDb