Behind the Facade

7.7 1939 90 min

Crime Comedy

In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigat…

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Directors: Yves Mirande, Georges Lacombe
Writer: Yves Mirande

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Lucien Baroux Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer

Jacques Baumer Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté

Jules Berry Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies

Gaby Morlay Gaby Valrose, minister's lover

Elvira Popescu Mrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo

Michel Simon Picking, knife-throwing artist

André Lefaur Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac

Gaby Sylvia Madeleine Martin, in love with André

Andrex André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine

Simone Berriau Lydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President

Erich von Stroheim Eric, German naturalized French

Betty Stockfeld English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress

Jacques Dumesnil Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player

Missia Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking

Paul Faivre Concierge of the two buildings

Aimé Clariond Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal

Raymond Segard Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President

Marcel Orluc Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President

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