Summary
Philippe Bretonneau is a well-known writer, but he owes his success to
his ghost writer, the modest Jacques Moluchet. Concerned that
Bretonneau’s books are not selling as well as they were, his publisher
suggests a publicity stunt: pretend that the manuscript of his next
book has been stolen by Jim la Houlette, the king of the thieves.
Moluchet is coerced into playing the notorious burglar, only to come
face-to-face with him when he breaks into Bretonneau’s
château. Mistaken for the real Jim la Houlette, Moluchet is
arrested and charged with the murder of a policeman many years ago...
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Credits
- Director: André Berthomieu
- Script: Jean Guitton, Jean Manse
- Photo: René Colas, Fred Langenfeld, Charles Suin
- Music: Georges Van Parys
- Cast: Fernandel (Moluchet), Jacques Varennes (Maitre Clisson), Louis Florencie (Bretonneau), Mireille Perrey (Pauline Bretonneau), Henri Trévoux (L’editeur), Jean Dax (Le président du tribunal), Marcelle Rexiane (La bonne), Jean Diéner (Le procureur general), Paul Faivre (Un gardien de prison), Marguerite Moreno (La marquise de la Verriere)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
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