Behind the Facade
(1939)
Crime, Comedy
90min
78%
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, ...
Lucien Baroux
Acting
Jacques Baumer
Acting
Jules Berry
Acting
Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer
Lucien Baroux
Popularity : 5.851
Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté
Jacques Baumer
Popularity : 5.853
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Jules Berry
Popularity : 7.922
Gaby Valrose, minister's lover
Gaby Morlay
Popularity : 9.425
Mrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo
Elvira Popescu
Popularity : 2.523
Picking, knife-throwing artist
Michel Simon
Popularity : 19.104
Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac
André Lefaur
Popularity : 8.358
Madeleine Martin, in love with André
Gaby Sylvia
Popularity : 8.424
André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine
Andrex
Popularity : 7.581
Lydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President
Simone Berriau
Popularity : 1.12
Eric, German naturalized French
Erich von Stroheim
Popularity : 6.612
English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress
Betty Stockfeld
Popularity : 4.201
Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player
Jacques Dumesnil
Popularity : 9.355
Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking
Missia
Popularity : 0.001
Concierge of the two buildings
Paul Faivre
Popularity : 15.281
Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal
Aimé Clariond
Popularity : 8.336
Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President
Raymond Segard
Popularity : 1.078
Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President
Marcel Orluc
Popularity : 0.001
Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs
Marguerite Moreno
Popularity : 4.801
Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
Gabrielle Dorziat
Popularity : 11.704
Telegraphist who discovered the corpse
Jean Daurand
Popularity : 4.948
Brigadier
Robert Ozanne
Popularity : 7.008
Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”
Julien Carette
Popularity : 18.949
Marie, Lydia's dresser
Elmire Vautier
Popularity : 1.186
Tenant
Lina Darwils
Popularity : 0.001
Gaby's gigolo
Claude Sainval
Popularity : 0.083
Madame Mathieu's maid
Raymone
Popularity : 4.215
Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine
Jean Joffre
Popularity : 4.501
Paulette
Lise Courbet
Popularity : 0.001
Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover
Marcel Simon
Popularity : 0.92
Taxi driver (uncredited)
Georges Bever
Popularity : 9.88
Taxi driver (uncredited)
Georges Malkine
Popularity : 0.001
Agent (uncredited)
Rivers Cadet
Popularity : 13.576
Agent (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Popularity : 5.269
Agent (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Popularity : 4.793
Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)
Jean Wiener
Popularity : 4.898
Bum on the bench (uncredited)
Yves Mirande
Popularity : 1.068
(uncredited)
Roger Doucet
Popularity : 0.001
(uncredited)
Hélène Flouest
Popularity : 0.001
(uncredited)
Henri Nassiet
Popularity : 10.865
