Summary
A young wealthy American is murdered on the night of his marriage to the daughter of a
Swedish chemist. Investigating the case, Jacques Miral uncovers a scheme by
a villain known only as Mephisto to extra a secret formula from the chemist...
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Credits
- Director: Henri Debain, Georges Vinter
- Script: Arthur Bernède (novel)
- Photo: Julien Charmant, Paul-René Navarre, Julien Ringel
- Music: Casimir Oberfeld, Charles L. Pothier
- Cast: Janine Ronceray (Hilda Bergmann), Jean Gabin (Jacques Miral), Viviane Elder (Monique Aubray), René Navarre (Le professeur Bergmann), Hélène Terpsé (La femme X), Lucien Callamand (Fortuné Bidon), André Marnay (Richard), Paul Clerget (Cornelius), Fernand Godeau (Édouard), Mathilde Alberti (Madame Palmarède), France Dhélia (Fanoche), Jacques Maury (Willy Keanton), Gilbert Roland (Robert d’Arbel), Alexandre Mihalesco (Nostradamus), Louis Zellas (Le dogue de Bordeaux), Jean-Marie de l’Isle (Le juge d’instruction)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 164 min; B&W
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