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Synopsis: The Moliere players are in their dressing room, getting ready to go on set. One actor mentions to another that his face reminds him of an opportunist turncoat he knew when he was in the Resistance. He then relates the adventure that he had in the Resistance, running an illegal radio station and dodging the Nazis.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Year:
1944
32 min
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Of course, the boat service

had already ceased.

But we were organised,

we managed our modest affairs

without fuss,

without noise and oh so quietly.

So why did you stay?

Out of affection for Michel?

I stayed on the orders

of the Resistance.

My friends needed me

to organise new departures.

As a respected lawyer,

it made things much easier.

But Michel was no fool,

didn't he suspect anything?

Of course, but I was no fool either.

First, let me tell you,

I became a bigger Vichy supporter

than all Vichy supporters put together.

Oh! A complete turnaround!

Not even Michel could tell what I was.

- And the Governor?

- Like two peas in a pod!

Naturally, we both deplored

all the escapes that were taking place.

We've also received a new decree.

Another one!

Decrees, orders, and more orders,

our heads will explode.

All French nationals

are banned from leaving French territory,

be it Metropolitan or colonial,

to serve in a foreign army.

The German army, for instance.

To leave French territories, I ask you.

What chance is there

of leaving Madagascar, for example.

An island, surrounded by water,

no boat service left,

no external communication...

You'd have to grow wings to escape.

On to other things, Clarus.

I know the influence you have

on the natives and the veterans.

Well, use this influence

as an aid to public health.

We absolutely must fight,

by any means necessary,

the devious propaganda

the Gaullists have begun.

Oh, I know that

it's growing more and more,

Governor, count on me.

You're a good judge of men.

Allow me to tell you

that you are also an expert in cigars.

This one is excellent. Thank you.

Gentlemen.

He doesn't seem to be a bad guy.

Excuse me, Governor,

but I am not of the same opinion.

No, no, no. That Clarus is a good guy,

a good guy.

So, Mr Guyot, what's the news?

Another Gaullist escape:

19 officers and non-commissioned officers

of the main armourer.

Five civilians,

two women and a little girl of nine.

They left Diego on a 40-ton sailboat

that was owned by the captain

who led the expedition

along with

Mr Gabard and Mr Emela.

That's it, I was sure of it.

He knows everything, I tell you.

He knows everything

about the Resistance,

even if he's not its leader.

Have Clarus followed.

I want to know

his each and every move.

I need evidence, at all costs.

I have my own opinion.

Yes, but no accusations

without proof, Michel.

Personal animosity

is of no interest to me.

The day you bring me proof,

I'll listen, not before.

Well, you'll get them.

Just one piece of evidence

and I'll have him court martialled.

But listen to me carefully,

the evidence must be irrefutable.

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Angus MacPhail

Angus MacPhail (8 April 1903 – 22 April 1962) was an English screenwriter, active from the late 1920s, who is best remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in London and educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he studied English and edited Granta. He first worked in the film business in 1926 writing subtitles for silent films. He then began writing his own scenarios for Gaumont British Studios and later Ealing Studios under Sir Michael Balcon. During World War II he made films for the Ministry of Information. One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite devices for driving the plots of his stories and creating suspense was what he called the MacGuffin. Ivor Montagu, who worked with Hitchcock on several of his British films, attributes the coining of the term to MacPhail. more…

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