Abused Confidence

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Abused Confidence
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Directed by Henri Decoin
Written by
  • Pierre Wolff (story & dialogue)

Adaptation:

Produced by Joseph Bercholz
CinematographyLéonce-Henri Burel
Edited by Marguerite Beaugé
Music by Georges Van Parys
Production
company
U.D.I.F.
Distributed by Columbia Pictures (USA)
Release dates
  • 6 February 1938 (1938-02-06)(Paris)
  • 30 November 1938 (1938-11-30)(USA)
  • 5 January 1944 (1944-01-05)(re-release, France)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Abused Confidence (French : Abus de confiance) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux and Charles Vanel. [1]

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Plot

A female law student pretends to be the daughter of a famous historian.

Selected cast

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References

  1. "Abused Confidence". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-02-17.