| The Emigrant | |
| Director: | Léo Joannon |
| Producer: | Antoine de Rouvre Roger De Venloo Raymond Eger Alexandre Mnouchkine Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt |
| Starring: | Edwige Feuillère Jean Chevrier Georges Lannes |
| Editing: | Yvonne Martin |
| Studio: | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique Films Vega |
| Distributor: | La Société des Films Sirius |
| Runtime: | 109 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Emigrant (French: L'émigrante) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier and Georges Lannes.[1] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.
Christiane runs a bar in Antwerp which is frequented by the smuggler Tino. After killing a customs officer, he steals her jewellery and flees. She informs on him to the police, but he manages to escape and comes looking for revenge against her. She joins a group of emigrants leaving on a ship for South Africa as a stowaway. Hiding in the cabin of one of the crew, she gradually falls in love with him.