Quai des Orfèvres

Quai des Orfèvres is a 1947 French police procedural drama film based on the book Légitime défense by Stanislas-Andre Steeman. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot the film stars Louis Jouvet as Inspector Antoine, with Simone Renant as Dora Monnier, Bernard Blier as Maurice Martineau and Suzy Delair as Jenny Lamour. The film's title refers to the Paris headquarters of the police criminal investigation division, the Judicial Police headquarters, located at 36 quai des Orfèvres and the setting for much of the latter half of the film.