The Secret of 421 (1938)
Alphonse and his wife Zulma hold the 421, a tavern in the outskirts of Lille, in the North of France. It is always full of regulars who play cards there and drink gin and exchange words in ch'timi, the local patois. But there has been trouble lately: felonies have been committed in the surroundings. So who can be those two strangers who have just rented a room each at the 421? Each sets about doing a bit of detective work.
Director:
Léopold Simons
Writer:
Léopold Simons
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Edouard Bréville as Louis Bruxellois |
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Suzanne Christy as Elise Brassepeninck |
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Line Dariel as Zulma Brassepeninck |
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Jean Darwels as Le Sidi |
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André Duhamel as Johnny Brown |
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Guy Favières as Patron Commissaire |
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Zizi Festerat as L'agent |
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Hélène Ourgel as Sidonie |
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Pradelle as Désiré |
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Paul Robert as L'homme au foulard blanc |
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Walter Ruffax as Huberto Cavelcanti |
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Ludy Sambi as Olga Mersmann |
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Léopold Simons as Alphonse Brassepeninck |
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Raymond Vazelli as Hégésippe Navet |
| Directing | Léopold Simons | Director |
| Writing | Léopold Simons | Screenplay |