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Behind the Facade

Yves Mirande

1939 • 1h 30m

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 dispa...

Behind the Facade
Cast
Lucien Baroux
Lucien BarouxCommissioner Boucheron, district police officer
Jacques Baumer
Jacques BaumerInspector Lambert of the Sûreté
Jules Berry
Jules BerryAlfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Gaby Morlay
Gaby MorlayGaby Valrose, minister's lover
Elvira Popescu
Elvira PopescuMrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo
Michel Simon
Michel SimonPicking, knife-throwing artist
André Lefaur
André LefaurMr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac
Gaby Sylvia
Gaby SylviaMadeleine Martin, in love with André
Andrex
AndrexAndré Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine
Simone BerriauLydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von StroheimEric, German naturalized French
Betty Stockfeld
Betty StockfeldEnglish, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques DumesnilAlbert Durant, stockbroker and poker player
MissiaJoséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking
Paul Faivre
Paul FaivreConcierge of the two buildings
Crew
Robert Vernay
Robert VernayAdministration
Jean Wiener
Jean WienerMusic
Jean Joffre
Jean JoffreSet Photographer
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