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Little Aurore's Tragedy
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Little Aurore's Tragedy

1952-12-05 · 102 min · ★ 5.4

Drama

A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Aurore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.

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Directors
Jean-Yves Bigras
Production companies
Unavailable
Countries
Canada
Status
Released
Budget
USD 75,000

Top Cast

Yvonne LaflammeYvonne LaflammeAurore
Lucie MitchellLucie MitchellMarie-Louise
Paul DesmarteauxPaul DesmarteauxThéodore
Roch PoulinMaurice
Janette BertrandJanette BertrandCatherine
Jean LajeunesseJean LajeunesseAbraham
J. Léo GagnonJ. Léo GagnonLe médecin
Marc ForrezLe curé
Therese McKinnonDelphine Andois
Nana de VarennesMelvina
Lucie Poitras
Rolland D'AmourRolland D'AmourLe forgeron
Adrien Laurion
André Poitras
Pierrette Légaré

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