One Step to Eternity explained

One Step to Eternity
Director:	Henri Decoin
Distributor:	La Société des Films Sirius (France)
Runtime:	90 minutes

One Step to Eternity (French:Bonnes à tuer, Italian:Quattro donne nella notte) is a 1954 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair and Corinne Calvet.^[1] It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Plot

A French newspaper editor invites his wife, ex-wife, mistress and intended fiancée to his apartment, planning to murder one of them.

Cast

• Danielle Darrieux as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy
• Michel Auclair as François Roques dit Larry
• Corinne Calvet as Véra Volpone
• Miriam Di San Servolo as Maggy Lang
• Lyla Rocco as Cécile Germain-Thomas
• Gérard Buhr as William Jordan
• Roberto Risso as Mario Mirador
• Gil Delamare as Forestier
• Ky Duyen as Bao, le serviteur
• Émile Genevois as Le postier
• Jean Berton as Un inspecteur
• Jean Sylvère as L'aveugle
• Jacques Jouanneau as Le flic
• Raymond Gerome as Un client de la boîte

References

1. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1, p.293. Scarecrow Press, 2009.