The Puritan

The Puritan — Plot

A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. A police inspector patiently and tirelessly stays on Barrault's trail, without putting him under arrest, though convinced he is the murderer, and waiting for the moment when he feels Barrault will break under the strain of his own religious fanaticism.

• Release date
• January 13, 1938
• Runtime
• 85 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Jeff Musso

The Puritan — Cast

Pierre Fresnay Le commissaire Lavan Jean-Louis Barrault Francis Ferriter Viviane Romance Molly Louis-Jacques Boucot Monsieur Kelly Mady Berry Madame Kelly Alexandre Rignault Le docteur O'Leary Ludmilla Pitoëff La tante de Thérésa

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Alla Donell Thérésa Burke