Behind the Facade (1939)

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Original Title: Derrière la façade

Release Date: March 14, 1939

Runtime: 90 minutes

Budget: $0.0

Revenue: $0.0

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.

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Cast

Lucien Baroux

Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer

Jacques Baumer

Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté

Jules Berry

Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies

Gaby Morlay

Gaby Valrose, minister's lover

Elvira Popescu

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

Michel Simon

Picking, knife-throwing artist

André Lefaur

Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac

Gaby Sylvia

Madeleine Martin, in love with André

Andrex

André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine

Erich von Stroheim

Eric, German naturalized French

Betty Stockfeld

English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress

Jacques Dumesnil

Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player

Paul Faivre

Concierge of the two buildings

Aimé Clariond

Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal

Marguerite Moreno

Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs

Gabrielle Dorziat

Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President

Jean Daurand

Telegraphist who discovered the corpse

Julien Carette

Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”

Elmire Vautier

Marie, Lydia's dresser

Claude Sainval

Gaby's gigolo

Jean Joffre

Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine

Marcel Simon

Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover

Georges Bever

Taxi driver (uncredited)

Rivers Cadet

Agent (uncredited)

Franck Maurice

Agent (uncredited)

Robert Moor

Agent (uncredited)

Jean Wiener

Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)

Henri Nassiet

(uncredited)

Crew

Robert Vernay

Administration

Jean Joffre

Set Photographer

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