Back Streets of Paris

Back Streets of Paris (French: Macadam) is a 1946 French crime film directed by Marcel Blistène. Jacques Feyder also contributed to the film in the role of artistic director. Plot This story involves Madame Rose, a hotelkeeper in a Paris suburb who will stop at nothing, including murder. Other characters include one of her former accomplices who carries a suitcase full of cash, a kindhearted street vendor, the gangster's mistress, and the landlady's daughter, Simone, who dreams of a better life. Cast Françoise Rosay as Mme. Rose Paul Meurisse as Victor Menard Andrée Clément as Simone Simone Signoret as Gisele André Roanne as Marvejouis Paul Demange as Marcel, le coiffeur Georges Bever as Armand (as Bever) Jeannette Batti as Mona François Joux as Un inspecteur Félix Clément as Himself Richard Francoeur as Le maître d'hotel Jacqueline Fontaine as Himself Simone Max as Himself André Nicard as Le voleur de draps Félix Oudart as L'Hertier Jacques Dacqmine as Fraçois (as Jacques Dacqmine de la Comédie Française) Production Filming took place between June and August 1946 at the Studios de Saint-Maurice, with exterior scenes filmed at the Zoo de Vincennes. Jean d'Eaubonne was the set designer.