The Lafarge Case(1938)
Based on true facts, a news item which was widely talked about in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a wife who might have poisoned her husband .
Movie: The Lafarge Case
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charles Lafarge
Marie Lafarge-Capelle
Maître Lachaud
Aména Lafarge
Adélaîde Lafarge
Denis
Emma Pontier
President of Assises
Clémentine
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