Behind the Facade
1939-03-14
Cast40
Lucien Baroux
Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer
Jacques Baumer
Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté
Jules Berry
Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Valrose, minister's lover
Elvira Popescu
Mrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo
Michel Simon
Picking, knife-throwing artist
André Lefaur
Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac
Gaby Sylvia
Madeleine Martin, in love with André
Andrex
André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine
Simone Berriau
Lydia, singer at “Perroquet”, mistress of the President
Erich von Stroheim
Eric, German naturalized French
Betty Stockfeld
English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress
Jacques Dumesnil
Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player
Missia
Joséphine, chicken trainer, wife of Picking
Paul Faivre
Concierge of the two buildings
Aimé Clariond
Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal
Raymond Segard
Robert Bernier, eldest son of the President
Marcel Orluc
Gérard Bernier, youngest son of the President
Marguerite Moreno
Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs
Gabrielle Dorziat
Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
Jean Daurand
Telegraphist who discovered the corpse
Robert Ozanne
Brigadier
Julien Carette
Soldier, confined in the room of a “country”
Elmire Vautier
Marie, Lydia's dresser
Lina Darwils
Tenant
Claude Sainval
Gaby's gigolo
Raymone
Madame Mathieu's maid
Jean Joffre
Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine
Lise Courbet
Paulette
Marcel Simon
Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover
Georges Bever
Taxi driver (uncredited)
Georges Malkine
Taxi driver (uncredited)
Rivers Cadet
Agent (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Agent (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Agent (uncredited)
Jean Wiener
Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)
Yves Mirande
Bum on the bench (uncredited)
Roger Doucet
(uncredited)
Hélène Flouest
(uncredited)
Henri Nassiet
(uncredited)
Art3
Lucien Aguettand
Set Decoration
Lucien Aguettand
Decorator
Louis Demasure
Set Supervisor
Camera4
Victor Arménise
Camera Operator
Robert Juillard
Camera Operator
Jacques Robin
Assistant Camera
Jean Joffre
Set Photographer
Costume & Make-Up1
Igor Keldich
Makeup Artist
Crew1
Madeleine Lefèvre
Script
Directing3
Georges Lacombe
Director
Yves Mirande
Director
Jacques Henri-Robert
Assistant Director
Editing2
Marthe Poncin
Editor
Marie Le Bars
Assistant Editor
Production2
Lucien Pinoteau
General Manager
Robert Vernay
Administration
Sound3
André Gailhard
Original Music Composer
Jean Wiener
Music
Robert Ivonnet
Sound Engineer
Writing4
Yves Mirande
Writer
Yves Mirande
Dialogue
Georges Lacombe
Co-Writer
Max Kolpé
Co-Writer