Paul Verlaine a struggling composer (John Garrick) is supported by Germaine (Merle Oberon) who is secretly in love with him. She encourages him to write and sing more modern songs and after enjoying a little success he is discovered and seduced by famous actress Simone St Clair (Margot Grahame) who he then marries. The marriage is doomed from the start and Paul Verlaine kills his wife's lover and is sent to Devils Island. He escapes and realising his hidden love for Germaine he writes a successful musical based on his life's experiences - but can the story have a happy... ending? [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Jayne Mansfield makes a departure from her usual roles to play tough girl Billy in this dark crime story. Set in London during the 1960s, the film casts Mansfield as the ringleader of a band of robbers. After a failed heist, her boyfriend, Jim (Anthony Quayle), is captured, but not before he stashes the booty in a secret hiding place. Now, Billy and her crew are on a desperate hunt to find the treasure before anyone else does... Actors: Jayne Mansfield, Anthony Quayle, Carl Möhner, Peter Reynolds Directors: John Gilling Language: English Number of discs: 1
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