

85 minutes
1/2/1936
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.

Jules Berry
as Hector Trignol

Michel Simon
as Achille Baluchet

Marie Glory
as Marie 'Myra' Dupont

Fernande Albany
as Olga Stefany

Gaston Mauger
as Theater director

Gabrielle Fontan
as Concierge
Paul Gury
as Ivan

Claire Gérard
as Madame Irma

Paul Faivre
as Guardian

Jean Diéner

Hugues de Bagratide
as Investigating judge

Georges Paulais
as Policeman

Pierre Mindaist

Marcel Vibert
as Lawyer