
The Bellman
The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
Release Date: 1945-12-04
Drama
Crime
Horror
★★★★★★★★★★ (9 votes)
Casts

Lucien Coëdel
as The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste

Fernand Ledoux
as Fabret, his friend

Renée Faure
as Catherine Fabret

Roger Pigaut
as Pierre

Madeleine Robinson
as Marthe

Pierre Labry
as The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)

Georges Tourreil
as The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie

Sinoël
as Marie-Thérèse, the old woman

Léonce Corne
as Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"

Marcel Pérès
as Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache