Bob le Flambeur (1956)

AKA Bob the Gambler
dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

This only covers the Parisian part of the film. The casino robbery was filmed in and around the Casino Barrière, 2 Rue Edmond Blanc, Deauville, France.
Many thanks to Lois for taking the pictures for me.

"Montmartre is heaven…" – Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, Paris, France.

"… and hell." – Pigalle metro station, Place Pigalle, Paris, France.

The introduction of Anne (Isabelle Corey) – Place Pigalle at Rue Frochot, Paris, France.

Bob Montagné (Roger Duchesne) leaving the gambling place – Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle looking toward Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Bob crossing the street – Place Pigalle at Rue Frochot, Paris, France.

An American sailor picks up Anne – Place Pigalle at Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Police inspector Ledru (Guy Decomble) invites Bob for a ride – 19 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Bob going to the bar "Le Carpeaux" – 6 Place Jacques Froment, Paris, France.

Bob meets with Paulo (Daniel Cauchy) – Pile ou Face, 4 Rue de Douai, Paris, France.

The police station (of a non-existent 21st arrondissement) – 25 bis rue Jenner, Paris, France. It was actually the entrance to Melville's film studio that has since been demolished.

Bob drives out – Garage Junot, 31 Avenue Junot, Paris, France.

Anne comes out of the hotel where she spent the night – Still searching for this location

Bob driving with Anne – Carmel de Montmartre, 34 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, Paris, France.

Bob’s apartment – 36 Avenue Junot, Paris, France.

Bob showing Anne the house where he was born – Rue Gustave Mesureur, Paris, France. The area has since been replanned and the street no longer exists. Many thanks to Roland-François Lack for pointing out this location.

Paulo comes to see Bob at the bar – Pile ou Face, 4 Rue de Douai, Paris, France.

Paulo and Anne coming out of "Les Naturistes" cabaret – 1 Place Pigalle, Paris, France.

Bob comes to "Le Balto" – Still searching for this location

The Brasserie "Le Junot" – Still searching for this location

The croupier Jean (Claude Cerval) hands over the casino plans to Roger (André Garet) – Square Carpeaux, Paris, France.

Jean picking a gift for his wife – 273 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, France.

Roger asking about Marc the informer (Gérard Buhr) at "Le Carpeaux" – 6 Place Jacques Froment, Paris, France. The view from the bar shows the entrance to the Hospital Bretonneau.

The bar where Paulo kills Marc – Still searching for this location

The night club where Anne works – Pigalle (now closed), 22 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, France.

Inspector Ledru talking to Bob in a Chinese restaurant – 6 Rue de Douai, Paris, France. It's a Japanese restaurant now.

See also...

Le Cercle rouge

Le Samourai

Le Samourai (1967)

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

Jef Costello (Alain Delon) steals a car – 12 Rue de Berri, Paris, France. The bar at 19 Rue de Berri is seen on the other side of the street.

Jef comes to change the license plate and to get a gun – Still searching for this location

Jane’s (Nathalie Delon) apartment – 11 Boulevard de l'Amiral Bruix, Paris, France.

Jef comes to a card game to provide himself with an alibi – 6 Boulevard de Rochechouart, Paris, France. The hotel is no longer there, and the Tati stores occupy the entire block now. Melville used the same hotel in his L'aîné des Ferchaux four years earlier.

Martey’s night club – Still searching for this location but this might have been a studio set.

Jef gets rid of the gun – Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France.

Jef exits the police headquarters – 36 Quai des Orfèvres, Paris, France. The legendary hub of criminal investigation, often referred to as "the 36", will soon move to a new building in the Batignolles district in the 17th arrondissement. The move is scheduled for 2017.

Jef dodges the police using a building with two exits – 3 Rue Lord Byron, Paris, France. The film has No 1 posted on the door but it’s now changed to No 3.

Jef emerges from a different exit – 116Bis Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France. It’s located next to the famous Lido.

Jef ducks into the George V metro station, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.

Jef makes a transfer at the Palais Royal metro station, Paris, France.

Jef exits the metro – Porte d'Ivry metro station, Boulevard Masséna, Paris, France.

Jef goes in and out of a railway station – Rue Regnault at Rue du Loiret, Paris, France. The station is no longer in use and the building stands abandoned.

Jef escapes an assassination attempt – the footbridge above the railroad tracks along the Boulevard Masséna that used to connect the Rue du Loiret and Rue de la Croix Jarry. The bridge no longer exists.

Jef's apartment – 1 Impasse des Rigaunes, Paris, France.

Jef comes to a bar to make a phone call – 265 Rue de Belleville, Paris, France. The building has since been demolished.

Jef crosses the street – Rue de Belleville, Paris, France. This section of the street has been redeveloped and is no longer recognizable.

Jef goes into the Télégraphe metro station, Rue de Belleville, Paris, France.

The police dispatch a car to the Jourdain metro station, Rue de Belleville, Paris, France. The church is the neogothic Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Belleville.

The police car waiting in the Pyrénées metro station, Rue de Belleville, Paris, France.

More police cars dispatched:
The Botzaris metro station, Rue Botzaris, Paris, France

The Place des Fêtes metro station, Rue de Belleville, Paris, France

The Pré-Saint-Gervais metro station, Rue de Mouzaia, Paris, France

Jef dodges the police on a moving walkway – Châtelet metro station, Paris, France.

The police car waiting – Place du Châtelet, Paris, France. The Théâtre de la Ville is seen in the background.

Jef runs after emerging from the Metro – Avenue Victoria at Rue Adolphe Adam, Paris, France.

Jef steals another car – 3 Rue Adolphe Adam, Paris, France. Then he drives toward the Quai de Gesvres.

See also...

Le Cercle rouge

Scorpio