Behind the Facade

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Behind the Facade

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

1939

1h 30m

7.8(6 votes)

Crime

Comedy

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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40 members

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Lucien Baroux

Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer

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Jacques Baumer

Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté

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Jules Berry

Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies

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Gaby Morlay

Gaby Valrose, minister's lover

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Elvira Popescu

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

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Michel Simon

Picking, knife-throwing artist

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André Lefaur

Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac

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Gaby Sylvia

Madeleine Martin, in love with André

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Andrex

André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine

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Simone Berriau

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

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Erich von Stroheim

Eric, German naturalized French

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Betty Stockfeld

English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress

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Jacques Dumesnil

Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player

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Missia

Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking

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Paul Faivre

Concierge of the two buildings

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Aimé Clariond

Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal

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Raymond Segard

Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President

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Marcel Orluc

Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President

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Marguerite Moreno

Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs

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Gabrielle Dorziat

Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President

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Jean Daurand

Telegraphist who discovered the corpse

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Robert Ozanne

Brigadier

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Julien Carette

Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”

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Elmire Vautier

Marie, Lydia's dresser

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Lina Darwils

Tenant

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Claude Sainval

Gaby's gigolo

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Raymone

Madame Mathieu's maid

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Jean Joffre

Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine

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Lise Courbet

Paulette

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Marcel Simon

Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover

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Georges Bever

Taxi driver (uncredited)

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Georges Malkine

Taxi driver (uncredited)

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Rivers Cadet

Agent (uncredited)

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Franck Maurice

Agent (uncredited)

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Robert Moor

Agent (uncredited)

Sound

Jean Wiener

Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)

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Yves Mirande

Bum on the bench (uncredited)

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Roger Doucet

(uncredited)

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Hélène Flouest

(uncredited)

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Henri Nassiet

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