"Where women wait to seal your fate!"
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
Social & External
The people behind it
William Powell
David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
Hedy Lamarr
Lucienne Talbot
Claire Trevor
Michelle Allaine
Basil Rathbone
Henri Sarrou
Margaret Wycherly
Madame Pelletier
Felix Bressart
Dr. Andre Tessier
Sig Ruman
Dr. Alex Dubroc
H.B. Warner
Prosecuting Attorney
Philip Merivale
Commissaire
Enrique Acosta
Associate Judge (uncredited)
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