
Behind the Facade
Crime
Comedy
Lenguage:90 min
Duration:fr
Release date:Mar 14, 1939
Calificacion:7.8
Description:
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.
Cast

Lucien BarouxCommissioner Boucheron, district police officer

Jacques BaumerInspector Lambert of the Sûreté

Jules BerryAlfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies

Gaby MorlayGaby Valrose, minister's lover

Elvira PopescuMrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo

Michel SimonPicking, knife-throwing artist

André LefaurMr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac

Gaby SylviaMadeleine Martin, in love with André

AndrexAndré Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine

Simone BerriauLydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President