The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Jojo’s ambition is to become a gangster, but to be admitted into a gang he has to prove himself by committing a daring act. To that end, he kills someone in broad daylight, not knowing that his victim is an actor who is playing a scene in a film directed by a cranky film-maker (Darry Cowl). The murder is caught on film, leading Commissaire Bernard (Michel Simon) to think that the killer will be easy to find. Sure enough, Bernard soon makes his arrest, a clown from a circus, but then he faces an almost insurmountable problem. The clown has an identical twin, who is also a clown with the same circus. Both men claim to be innocent…
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Sacha GuitryDirector
- Sacha GuitryWriter
- Hubert RostaingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michel SimonCommissaire Bernard
- Sophie DesmaretsTitine
- Philippe NicaudJojo / Teddy / Partner
- Jean RigauxMarcel Bornier, le comédien
- Darry CowlHenri Valpreux, le réalisateur
- Robert DalbanL'inspecteur Walter
- Julien CaretteLéon, le patron du bistrot
- Pauline CartonEveline Bernard
- Jane MarkenGeorgette Bornier
- Clément DuhourM. Jean, le chef