Latin Quarter (1945 film)

Latin Quarter (also known as Frenzy ^[2]) is a 1945 British thriller directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood and Beresford Egan.^[2] The film is an adaptation of the play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills and C. Vylars. It was Sewell's second film version of the story, following The Medium in 1934.^[3] It was made by British National Films at their studios in Elstree and was released in the United States as Frenzy.

Latin Quarter
Danish theatrical poster
Directed by	Vernon Sewell[1]
Written by	Vernon Sewell
Based on	play L'Angoisse by Pierre Mills C. Vylars
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Derrick De Marney Joan Greenwood Beresford Egan
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Music by	Allan Gray
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Films
Release date	16 October 1945 (1945-10-16)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

In the Paris of 1893, sculptor Charles Garrie enters into an illicit relationship with the married Christine Minetti. Christine's husband Anton also a sculptor, and mentally unstable. Anton finds out about Christine's affair and soon after she vanishes without trace. Although the police consider Anton the prime suspect in being involved in his wife's disappearance, they can find no incriminating evidence, nor any lead as to her whereabouts, alive or dead.

Anton's mental deterioration gathers pace, and in due course he is arrested for the murder of his mistress and in this case there is no doubt of his guilt. He still refuses however to give any indication of what happened to Christine. Charles remains desperate to discover Christine's fate, and relates the whole story to a criminologist. A psychic is called in and a séance is held in Anton's studio, revealing that Christine has always been much closer to home than anyone could have realised.

Cast

• Derrick De Marney as Charles Garrie
• Beresford Egan as Anton Minetti
• Joan Greenwood as Christine Minetti
• Frederick Valk as Dr. Ivan Krasner
• Sybille Binder as Mme. Cordova
• Joan Seton as Lucille Lindbeck
• Lily Kann as Maria
• Valentine Dyall as prefect of police
• Gerhard Kempinski as sergeant
• Espinosa as ballet master
• Margaret Clarke as ballet mistress
• Bruce Winston as Jo-Jo
• Anthony Hawtrey as specialist
• Martin Miller as morgue keeper