The Benefactor (French: Le bienfaiteur) is a 1942 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis This film portrays a man who leads a double life. In his home town in the provinces he is a respected citizen, but in Paris he is an underworld gang leader. Cast Raimu as Monsieur Moulinet Suzy Prim as Irène Berger Pierre Larquey as Noblet Lucienne Delyle as La chanteuse René Bergeron as Le conservateur des hypothèques Yves Deniaud as Vinchon Alexandre Rignault as Le patron Héléna Manson as Gertrude, la bonne André Fouché as Claude de Vitrac Pierre Jourdan as Le type du bar Louis Salou as Deltouche - le bijoutier Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Noblet Rosine Luguet as Noémie Anne Vandène as Simone Made Siamé as Madame Barraton - la patronne du bar Georges Jamin as Gras-Double Pierre Cueille as Calumel Gustave Gallet as Le pharmacien François Viguier as Le docteur Pintard Jo Dervo Marcel Maupi as Jambe d'Azur Julien Maffre as Juliard Marcel Melrac Joffre as Le jardinier Jacques Baumer as Le directeur de la P.J. Lucien Gallas as Bébert Georges Colin as L'inspecteur Picard Charles Granval as Le maire Dorys Dumont Richard Francoeur Marcelle Monthil as La monitrice Émile Saint-Ober Simone Signoret as La sécrétaire du journal References Bibliography Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. A&C Black, 2004. External links 1942 films French drama films 1942 drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin Films set in Paris French black-and-white films 1940s French films