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Behind the Facade (1939)

ALL 03/14/1939 (fr) Crime, Comedy 90 Min
  • Release
    03/14/1939
  • Production
    Régina
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    Derrière la façade
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

" He's a loser, he gets off to a bad start, but when he wants to, he always has the last word: Justice ! "

Overview

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 investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.

  2. Story

  3. Marthe Poncin

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Lucien Baroux

    Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer

  2. Jacques Baumer

    Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté

  3. Jules Berry

    Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies

  4. Gaby Morlay

    Gaby Valrose, minister's lover

  5. Elvira Popescu

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

  6. Michel Simon

    Picking, knife-throwing artist

  7. André Lefaur

    Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac

  8. Gaby Sylvia

    Madeleine Martin, in love with André

  9. Andrex

    André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine

  10. Simone Berriau

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

  11. Erich von Stroheim

    Eric, German naturalized French

  12. Betty Stockfeld

    English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress

  13. Jacques Dumesnil

    Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player

  14. Missia

    Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking

  15. Paul Faivre

    Concierge of the two buildings

  16. Aimé Clariond

    Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal

  17. Raymond Segard

    Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President

  18. Marcel Orluc

    Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President

  19. Marguerite Moreno

    Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs

  20. Gabrielle Dorziat

    Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President

  21. Jean Daurand

    Telegraphist who discovered the corpse

  22. Robert Ozanne

    Brigadier

  23. Julien Carette

    Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”

  24. Elmire Vautier

    Marie, Lydia's dresser

  25. Lina Darwils

    Tenant

  26. Claude Sainval

    Gaby's gigolo

  27. Raymone

    Madame Mathieu's maid

  28. Jean Joffre

    Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine

  29. Lise Courbet

    Paulette

  30. Marcel Simon

    Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover

  31. Georges Bever

    Taxi driver (uncredited)

  32. Georges Malkine

    Taxi driver (uncredited)

  33. Rivers Cadet

    Agent (uncredited)

  34. Franck Maurice

    Agent (uncredited)

  35. Robert Moor

    Agent (uncredited)

  36. Jean Wiener

    Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)

  37. Yves Mirande

    Bum on the bench (uncredited)

  38. Roger Doucet

    (uncredited)

  39. Hélène Flouest

    (uncredited)

  40. Henri Nassiet

    (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 40 , Crews : 23

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Behind the Facade (1939) 90 Min

ALL 03/14/1939 (fr)
Crime, Comedy
  • Release 03/14/1939
  • Production
    Régina
  • Original title Derrière la façade
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

" He's a loser, he gets off to a bad start, but when he wants to, he always has the last word: Justice ! "

Overview

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 investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.

  1. Georges Lacombe, Yves Mirande

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Marthe Poncin

    Editor

  4. Producer



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