Summary
At Maubeuge, a police commissioner tries to stave off boredom at his
provincial police station as he awaits his long overdue transfer to
Paris. Late one evening, he is visited by Madame Levallois, who
frantically entreats him to come to her aid. Her lover, Jules
Bonnard, has just died in her arms, and at the worst possible
time. Her husband is due to return home from a trip at any
moment! Seduced by the desperate woman’s charms, the commissioner
agrees to help her dispose of the body, but soon discovers that Jules
is not dead...
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Credits
- Director: Marc Allégret
- Script: Masson Forestier, André de Lorde
- Cast: Julien Carette (Le commissaire), Fernandel (L’amant), Madeleine Guitty (La bonne), Émile Saint-Ober (Un agent), Betty Spell (La jeune femme)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 25 min; B&W
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