Burning Fuse

Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He claims to have been sent by the latter to pick up a shipment. In fact, it's the police who, behind the scenes, orchestrate the operation to catch Wassewich red-handed.

4.6

73 min

Cast

Raymond Pellegrin

as Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier

Charles Vanel

as Albatrasse

Peter van Eyck

as Pédro Wassevitch

Lino Ventura

as Legentil

Françoise Fabian

as Lola Wassevitch

Jacqueline Maillan

as Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper

Lyla Rocco

as Brigitte

Mathilde Casadesus

as Mimi

Pierre-Louis

as Inspector Fougeron

Roland Armontel

as Antoine

Georges Bayle

François Chaumette

as Sound engineer

Henri Cogan

as Matt

Nino Crisman

Michel Flamme

as Inspector

Michel Jourdan

as Dédé

Le Hang

Pascal Mazzotti

as Pharmacist

Darío Moreno

as Jeff

Paul Müller

as (scenes deleted)

Olivier Darrieux

as Inspector (uncredited)

Lisa Jouvet

as Waitress (uncredited)

Marthe Mercadier

as Innkeeper (uncredited)

Albert Simonin

as Albert (uncredited)

Director

Henri Decoin