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Masters of Mystery - The Diary of a Blackmailer - audio March 29, 1960 - 54 min 10 s Radio play presented by Germaine BEAUMONT and Pierre BILLARD, based on the novel by Pierre NORD, "The Diary of a Blackmailer," adapted by Jean CHATENET, and directed by Pierre BILLARD, assisted by Marie Denise WANDA. - At the beginning: Announcement with cast by an unidentified presenter. - At 1:15: Inspector Duchemin reads to the investigating judge the beginning of the memoirs of Alexis Vindon, born Korean, murdered ten days earlier in one of the offices of the newspaper he managed, and left unrecognizable. In his rather cynical writings, the victim makes no secret of his blackmailing activities and accuses Pierre Delforge, an impeccable journalist, of planning to assassinate him. The inspector and the investigating judge are very annoyed to send to the guillotine the young man who denies having killed him. To try to save Delforge, they therefore read aloud the newspaper in front of the accused and his fiancée Chantal Rivière, presumed accomplice, in the hope of discovering something that would exonerate them... - at 49'57: literary review by Germaine BEAUMONT. She talks to us about "Catch catch party", the entertaining detective novel by Paul Gérard, published by Presses de la Cité in the collection "Un mystère". - at 51'35: film review by Roger RÉGENT. From "Plein soleil", a film by René CLÉMENT in whom he sees only a very good technician, the critic seems to have retained only the beautiful spectacle of the Italian landscapes, and not the script, nor the direction, nor the role of Alain DELON. - at 52:54: End credits and announcement by the presenter. End at 54:10. Director Pierre Billard Author of the pre-existing work Pierre Nord Sound Effects Artist Jean Beriac Adapter Jean Chatenet Producer Pierre Billard Germaine Beaumont Presenter Roger Regent Germaine Beaumont Performer Silvia Monfort Jean Negroni Marguerite Cassan Michel Bouquet André Var André Valmy Henri Cremieux Bernadette Lange