The Southern Trail
1938, French. Directed by Pierre Billon.
As Hélène is conveying her husband's body across the Sahara, her convoy is attacked by looters. The young widow survives only to be taken to a remote desert village called Tirzit amidst a band of lonely, ailing men. She meets her husband's partner who tries to kill her. Hélène does not report him to the police but is curious to learn the reasons for his action. Before dying of a terrible fever, the man confesses that he murdered her husband.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Pierre BillonDirector
- Ketti GallianHélène Marchand
- Albert PréjeanLieutenant Naud
- Pierre RenoirStolberg
- Jean-Louis BarraultOlcott
- René LefèvreL'instituteur Saillant
- André FouchéSous-lieutenant Beaumont
- Arthur DevèreGingembre
- Jacques BaumerGomez
- Jean BrochardAdjudant Soulier
- Geymond VitalBraun
- Jean TémersonChailloux
- Charles LemontierLe sergent Horn
Details
- Released
- 7 September 1938
- Original title
- La Piste du Sud
- Country
- France
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The Southern Trail runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Southern Trail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 1938. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Southern Trail?
The Southern Trail (1938) was directed by Pierre Billon and stars Ketti Gallian, Albert Préjean, Pierre Renoir.