Derrière la façade

Derrière la façade (1939)

CrimeComédie

Dans l'ascenseur d'un double grand immeuble parisien, un télégraphiste découvre le cadavre d'une femme âgée, Mme Mathieu, la propriétaire des deux immeubles. Boucheron, le commissaire du quartier est dépêché pour l’enquête ainsi que son concurrent l'inspecteur Lambert de la Sûreté. Pour résoudre l'énigme ils parcourent escaliers et couloirs, en visitant tous les étages des deux immeubles, côté cour et côté façade. Leur rivalité bourrue leur permet de se compléter pour découvrir qui a commis le crime parmi une galerie de personnages, humbles ou riches, qui ont tous quelque chose à se reprocher... Une comédie rare, du meilleur pittoresque dans un rythme soutenu, sur la trame d'une énigme policière.

Directeurs: Georges Lacombe, Yves Mirande.

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	Lucien Baroux as Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer
	Jacques Baumer as Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté
	Jules Berry as Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
	Gaby Morlay as Gaby Valrose, minister's lover
	Elvira Popescu as Mrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo
	Michel Simon as Picking, knife-throwing artist
	André Lefaur as Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac
	Gaby Sylvia as Madeleine Martin, in love with André
	Andrex as André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine
	Simone Berriau as Lydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President
	Erich von Stroheim as Eric, German naturalized French
	Betty Stockfeld as English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress
	Jacques Dumesnil as Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player
	Missia as Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking
	Paul Faivre as Concierge of the two buildings
	Aimé Clariond as Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal
	Raymond Segard as Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President
	Marcel Orluc as Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President
	Marguerite Moreno as Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs
	Gabrielle Dorziat as Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
	Jean Daurand as Telegraphist who discovered the corpse
	Robert Ozanne as Brigadier
	Julien Carette as Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”
	Elmire Vautier as Marie, Lydia's dresser
	Lina Darwils as Tenant
	Claude Sainval as Gaby's gigolo
	Raymone as Madame Mathieu's maid
	Jean Joffre as Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine
	Lise Courbet as Paulette
	Marcel Simon as Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover
	Georges Bever as Taxi driver (uncredited)
	Georges Malkine as Taxi driver (uncredited)
	Rivers Cadet as Agent (uncredited)
	Franck Maurice as Agent (uncredited)
	Robert Moor as Agent (uncredited)
	Jean Wiener as Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)
	Yves Mirande as Bum on the bench (uncredited)
	Roger Doucet as (uncredited)
	Hélène Flouest as (uncredited)
	Henri Nassiet as (uncredited)

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