When Will It Strike Noon

The small South American republic of Guadalarma is under the rule of despot Don Salvador, surrounded by a civil guard, his mistress (La Morenita), his henchman (Don Ramón) and the fortress governor (the venal Don Gaspar). One morning, the city's French jeweler Michel Dumartin receives a visit from a client named José Llanos, one of the regime's fiercest opponents. Llanos is soon denounced and shot dead by Salvador's men. At the same time, Dumartin was accused of complicity with the rebels. Arrested and imprisoned in the fortress, he is ripe for the death penalty.

Cast

Dany Robin

Christine Dumartin

Georges Marchal

Michel Dumartin

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Don Gaspar

Pierre Dudan

Luisito

Pascale Roberts

La Morenita

Marcel Lupovici

Don Ramon

Roland Bailly

El Zubon

José Lewgoy

Salvador

Maurice Benard

Emilio Carrer