Released:
1937-12-22

Overview:
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the police they've spent the night together, which doesn't fool Callas, the police officer who investigates the murder. He hires one of his fellow officers in order to seduce Helene.

Director:
Pierre Chenal

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Mystery, Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Erich von Stroheim
  as
  Professor Winckler
• 
  Louis Jouvet
  as
  Commissioner Calas
• 
  Jany Holt
  as
  Hélène Ardouin
• 
  Albert Préjean
  as
  André Laurent
• 
  Véra Flory
  as
  Barmaid