The Bellman
The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
- Year: 1945
- Country: France
- Genre: Drama, Crime, Horror
- Studio: Moulin D'Or
- Keyword: jealousy, psychopath, murder, theft, madness, bell ringer
- Director: Christian-Jaque
- Cast: Lucien Coëdel, Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure, Roger Pigaut, Madeleine Robinson, Pierre Labry