The Cast

40 Members
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 Berriau
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
Missia
MissiaJoséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking
Paul Faivre
Paul FaivreConcierge of the two buildings
Aimé Clariond
Aimé ClariondJudge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal
Raymond Segard
Raymond SegardRobert Bernier, eldest son of the President
Marcel Orluc
Marcel OrlucGérard Bernier, youngest son of the President
Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite MorenoOwner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs
Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle DorziatMrs. Bernier, wife of the President
Jean Daurand
Jean DaurandTelegraphist who discovered the corpse
Robert Ozanne
Robert OzanneBrigadier
Julien Carette
Julien CaretteSoldier, confined in the room of a “country”
Elmire Vautier
Elmire VautierMarie, Lydia's dresser
Claude Sainval
Claude SainvalGaby's gigolo
Raymone
RaymoneMadame Mathieu's maid
Jean Joffre
Jean JoffreMr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine
Lise Courbet
Lise CourbetPaulette
Marcel Simon
Marcel SimonJules, government minister and Gaby's lover
Georges Bever
Georges BeverTaxi driver (uncredited)
Georges Malkine
Georges MalkineTaxi driver (uncredited)
Rivers Cadet
Rivers CadetAgent (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Franck MauriceAgent (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Robert MoorAgent (uncredited)
Jean Wiener
Jean WienerPianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)
Yves Mirande
Yves MirandeBum on the bench (uncredited)
Roger Doucet
Roger Doucet(uncredited)
Hélène Flouest
Hélène Flouest(uncredited)
Henri Nassiet
Henri Nassiet(uncredited)

Technical Crew

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