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directed by André Berthomieu and starring

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and Marie Glory.Nowell-Smith p.246 It was made at the

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. The film's sets were designed by

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. It was remade two years later in Britain as ''

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'' starring

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and Maurice Chevalier. In 1954 the film was remade in France.

Synopsis

Two struggling actors decide to attract publicity by pretending that one has murdered the other, but things soon get out of hand.

Cast

as Hector Trignol *

as Achille Baluchet * Marie Glory as Myrra *

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as Olga Stefany * Gaston Mauger as Le directeur du théâtre *

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as La concierge *

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as Ivan *

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as Madame Irma *

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as Le gardien * Jean Diéner *

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as Le juge de Sergarie *

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as Un policier * Pierre Mindaist * Marcel Vibert as L'avocat * Eddy Debray as La médecin aliéniste * Robert Ozanne as Le reporter * André Siméon as Un agent

References

Bibliography

* Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. ''The Oxford History of World Cinema''. Oxford University Press, 1997.

External links

* 1936 comedy films French comedy films 1936 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub