Synopsis
In the studio where the famous director Eric Von Berg reigns, Pierre Vanier, the male star of the film and the lover of Berg's muse, dies while rehearsing a scene. Over the course of a tangled investigation, the culprit is unmasked. This honest dresser is the adoptive mother of Vanier's wife, too unhappy with such a husband. The inspector, moved, concludes a suicide.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernst NeubachScreenplay
- Jean BoyerDirector
Cast
- Erich von StroheimEric von Berg
- Anne-Marie BlancMarianne
- Denise VernacLynn Laurens
- Jean TémersonCommissioner Martin
- René HavardAssistant
- Georges LannesDoctor Jacques Forestier
- Jacqueline PierreuxThe extra
- SinoëlMarcel Henri Bourjus, prop master
- Marcel ValléeProducer
- SylvieSuzanne Bouvier
- Jean BertonStage manager
- Lily BaronJournalist
Themes
film director