Summary
A bank robbery is to be filmed in a jeweller’s job in Marseilles. Without the director’s
knowledge, the actors are replaced by crooks who run off with their loot. The police’s
investigation brings them into contact with the music hall scene in Marseilles.
Through a well-known performer, Fred Maurin, and his young protégée Lily,
they uncover the ringleader of a band of crooks.
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Credits
- Director: Alfred Rode
- Script: Ernst Neubach
- Photo: Marc Fossard
- Music: Louiguy
- Cast: Monique Aïssata, Raymond Cordy (Le régisseur), Guy Derlan, Claudine Dupuis (Lily Latour), Darling Légitimus, Marcello Pagliero (Julio Spoletti), Pierre-Louis, Alfred Rode (Anton Privala), Jean Servais (Fred Maurin), Jean Tissier
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 88 min; B&W
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